Reports: Demolishing Prisons Welfare Island, New York

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
357A
Date Released
9 Apr 1936
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 11
Section Title
Reports
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Demolishing Prisons. SHOTLIST: Prison walls being demolished. New York skyline seen in background as last wall falls.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Crime
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4383
Credits:
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Length of story (in feet)
27
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Reports: Demolishing Prisons Welfare Island, New York', British Movietone News Issue No. 357A, 9 Apr 1936. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/6340 (Accessed 13 Apr 2026)