Greatest Headlines of the Century
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596340
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SPECIALS^SHORT^EDUCATIONAL
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pallet 44- 21542 -Written by: Allan Lurie, Narrated by: Tom Hudson, Producer: Sherm Grinberg, Film by: Sherman Grinberg Film Libraries.^^Front page, The News-Chronicle Greco-Turk War Over. Shots include: Turks with ox pulled wagons, Turkish soldiers, Greek soldiers, shots of battle, Greek ships bring in more supplies and soldiers, burning buildings on waterfront, refugees of the fire in small rowboats, night shots of blazing fire. Emergency meeting in Switzerland ends war, loaves of bread being thrown to starving, near rioting, homeless people. 3:15^^Milestones of the Century - Pathe News. Exec. Producer: Walter I. Gould, Assoc. Producer: Robert A.Craig, Narrated by: Ed Herlihy.^^Greek Army Burns Smyrna, Turkey: Camera pans coastline of Smyrna, battleship in the water, Turkish troops burn city, smoke and fires everywhere, survivors in boats heading to battleships for rescue. Pan shots of burning city, shots of aftermath, burned out buildings, many people now homeless wander streets, crowds of people trying to catch loaves of bread being thrown to them. 6:50^^Milestones of the Century - Pathe News.^European Wars 1914 - 1915.^Shot of early 1900s street with horse drawn buggies, and early make auto's. Train full of men, hanging out the windows, going off to war. Hundreds of military men marching, shots of Belgium army marching in protest of German invasion, refugees walking on paths with very few belongings.^^British troops march past Field Marshall French for inspection. French military marching through stone archway that leads into village. Shots of the war, cannons firing. Shot of the Taxicab Army. ^^Shots of trench warfare, prisoners of war sent to the back and treated fairly, called the Last Gentlemen's War. Battleships on approach, shots of battle at sea, Russian ship continues firing on sinking Turkish ship. Italy's army joins the fight. 10:13^^Milestones of the Century: Egypt Invaded^Ariel shots of Israeli army advancing on Egypt. C/U officers, men marching towards Suez Canal, pan shot of 30,000 Egyptians taken prisoner, shot of Egyptian tank mired in the sand, many shots of equipment taken by Israeli army. Ariel pan shot of Suez Canal, airplane carrying English and French paratroopers. Shot of troopers out door of plane. Invasion by sea to restore peace. Tanks driving on streets, P.O.W.'s marching with armed guard.^^Shots of destruction in Port City, crumbling buildings, leveled buildings, smoking ruins, pan shot of Canal closed due to numerous scuttled Egyptian ships. Arrival of the U.N. by ship to the Canal, residents cheering arrival of U.N. troops as they march through city. 13:35^^Who's next in Russia:^Shots of Tsar Nicholas II with wife, accepts gift from man in receiving line, troops march in formation past men on horseback, Tsar walking with another man, soldiers in b/g milling about. Revolutionary pamplets being tossed into large crowd, many speaking to large groups firing up revolutionists. Shot of many people marching in snowy weather. Shot of young Joseph Stalin in funeral procession for Lenin, C/U Stalin, with group in meeting, Stalin casting his vote during election, parade of Russia's military force. Funeral procession. L/S Kremlin, Stalin waving to crowd, Stalin's funeral procession. 17:03
Inventory Items (1)
| Reel # | Barcode | Can Size | Reel Size | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV0001334523 | S217-05B-08 |