World Citizens Get a Lift

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1097A
Date Released
15 Jun 1950
Date submitted
8 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Citizens Get a Lift. DESCRIPTION: In Paris, followers of the American Garry Davis (who called himself ‘World Citizen Number One’) have been demonstrating outside the Chamber of Deputies. They refused to budge, so the police did the budging for them. SHOTLIST: KS. Group of World Citizen followers seated on ground outside the Chamber of Deputies. Ditto. Gendarmes move them away, carrying some and lifting them into "Black Maria", various shots.
Keywords
Police
Locations
Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53867
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World Citizens Get a Lift', British Movietone News Issue No. 1097A, 15 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16471 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)