| Rum Runners Battle With Coast Guard To Land Final Cargoes | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1509 |
| Catalog #: | 343027 | |
| Clip Number: | 343027-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 005-203-05 | |
| Timecode: | 00:28:58 - 00:30:35 | |
| Location: | OFF LONG ISLAND, N.Y. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CRIME: Smuggling LAW: Enforcement, Arrest (Apprehension) LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State MILITARY: Coast Guard, US PROHIBITION: Bootlegging TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Boats | |
| Description: | Rolling contrast dull and light in imagery Spectacular and exclusive pictures of a battle between the law and liquor smugglers, who attempt to land their shipments before repeal of the eighteenth amendment, obtained by universal cameramen scouting the sea from the air and in high-powered boats. A graphic picture story of the last episode in the life of the 'noble experiment.' | |
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