Roxy Pickets 1948

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New York City, United States of America / USA

MS Mob scenes at night outside the "Roxy Cinema" in Time Square where the film "Iron Curtain" is being shown. US veterans clash with Communist pickets with mounted police trying to control the crowds. (8 shots).LS Good shot of a main New York thoroughfare...

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Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
76914
Sort Number:
UN 1941 B
Time in/Out:
01:15:37:00 / 01:19:08:00
Canister:
UN 1941 B
Film ID:
2439.12
Issue Date:
1948

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