| FRENCH RAIL STRIKE ( aka WORSE THAN THE TUBES ) Parisians are forced to cram on to the few trains running due to a strike while Rail Workers riot. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5205 | |
| Catalog #: | 249183 | |
| Clip Number: | 249183-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 666 | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:14 - 01:24:55 | |
| Location: | Paris, France | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LABOR UNIONS: Strikes LABOR UNIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris RIOTS: Misc TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Commuter Trains | |
| Description: | WORSE THAN THE TUBES! Homeward bound Parisians during Railway Strike pack the few trains that are running inside and out. Paris, France. MS of a steam train leaving the station. The train passes camera showing passengers inside on the roof and hanging on to the sides of the cars. Everyone seems in high spirits and lots of them wave at the camera. " ... But in Paris, unfortunately, the demonstrations were marred by riot and bloodshed." High angle shot of mass demonstration in the streets of Paris with police fighting the rioters. Various high angled L/Ss of a riot in a square in Paris. Rioters pick up stones and through them at Police on horseback, scuffles break out, one rioter is beaten to the ground and dragged away (by Police?). | |
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