Full title reads: "America. 'Aren't you glad you don't live in New York?' 5 killed and 13 wounded in desperate running battle with bandits, through miles of crowded city streets."
New York, United States of America (USA).
Shot of New York street. Lots of people are gathered. The voiceover tells us that two gangsters were firing guns at people.
MS of bullet riddled car which the gangsters were driving. Pan to show body of dead gunman laying by car.
Crowds of people are moved back by police.
More shots of car and bullet holes.
Crowd press forward.
View of the scene - the body is loaded into a coffin which is put into an ambulance.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 03/09/1931
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 12669
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 865.16
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:01:05:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:25:54:00 / 01:26:59:00
- Canister:
- 31/71
- Sort Number:
- 31/071
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jamied says
This incident took place on 21 August 1931.
Two policemen, Walter Webb and Edwin Churchill, were amongst the killed. Attached is a brief memorial to Officer Churchill....
http://www.odmp.org/officer/3063-patro
lman-edwin-v-churchill