New York Provides the Dizziest Job

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
141
Date Released
15 Feb 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cleaning the Empire State’s Windows. DESCRIPTION: Far above milling crowds window cleaners give the Empire State Building winter shampoo. SHOTLIST: Shot of men at work showing far below the street with cars along same. Close shot of hand cleaning window. Shot through cleaned glass of top of one skyscraper. Various shots of men working on same. Optical shot of four men revolving round another. All the same person.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Newsreels
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1665
Length of story (in feet)
76
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New York Provides the Dizziest Job', British Movietone News Issue No. 141, 15 Feb 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3475 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)