Turbulent Scenes of Bombay Riots

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
66
Date Released
8 Sep 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Turbulent Scenes of Bombay Riots. DESCRIPTION: Volunteers gather at the Congress house to get instructions from leaders of Revolt. SHOTLIST: Shots of Indians gathered at the above. Leader of balcony talking to crowds. Trouble starts when police make arrest from pickets at British shops. Rioters rushing along street. Arrested into van and driven away. Rioting breaks out around the Movietone van as police defy order to disperse. Police both native and British try to keep order.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Independence movements; Riots; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
837
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Turbulent Scenes of Bombay Riots', British Movietone News Issue No. 66, 8 Sep 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/2640 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)