Result of Cairo’s Black Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1186
Date Released
25 Feb 1952
Date submitted
21 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cairo’s Black Saturday. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the Egyptian capital, taken before the recent appalling riots show a big city with fine streets and modern buildings - pictures taken from a car driving through the city afterwards are themselves a startling comment on the extent of the devastation. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV Cairo. Aerial shots of Cairo. Elevated GV of various buildings. Trucking shots through the streets of Cairo after the burning & rioting of recent date. Ruins & shots of wrecked Shepherds Hotel. All ruin shots taken from travelling car.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Fires; Demonstrations; Riots
Footage sources
Library
Pathe
Card file number
56793
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Result of Cairo’s Black Day', British Movietone News Issue No. 1186, 25 Feb 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17620 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)