New York Tests Its Cd

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1174A
Date Released
6 Dec 1951
Date submitted
3 Dec 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New York Tests Its Civil Defence. DESCRIPTION: All quiet in New York - if you can ever call New York quiet. Then - sirens sound the alarm. The life of New York stops, as the City’s millions react to mock attack by enemy raiders of this Atomic age. From the Stock Exchange to air raid shelters, New York tests its Civil Defence. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Aerial of New York. Aerial of Manhattan showing skyscrapers. GV Times Square. People walk through streets SCU siren. Interior - people rush for tin helmets, running down shelters. Police directing people off through fares. Enter bank. Inside Stock Exchange, paper scattered everywhere. New Yorkers kneeling & put their coats over their heads.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Safety devices; Civil defence
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56452
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New York Tests Its Cd', British Movietone News Issue No. 1174A, 6 Dec 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17497 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)