Congress Shooting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1292
Date Released
8 Mar 1954
Date submitted
1 Mar 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Congress Shooting. DESCRIPTION: In Washington, scenes of confusion naturally followed the news of the shooting outrage. The wounded Congressmen were quickly taken to hospital while the assailants, who were Puerto Ricans, were promptly arrested. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Capitol. Crowds of ambulances and cars outside Capitol buildings. Carry wounded congressmen into ambulances. Interior shots of congress. James van Zantd of Pennsylvania tells of shooting. Various shots of desks and chairs penetrated by bullets. Shots of Puerto Ricans, led by Mrs Lolita Lebron. Under close arrest by police led away into Black Maria.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Terrorism; Crime
Locations
Washington
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60626
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Congress Shooting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1292, 8 Mar 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19103 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)