New York: Air Raid Drill (1951)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. New York: Air raid drill. United States of America (USA). L/S looking towards Times Square - (not very great traffic or crowds) 75 ft - pan (past cinema screening ’Quo Vadis’) to looking down deserted Times Square - pan down to people in the street walking to air raid shelters and air raid wardens directing people to shelters. L/S looking up Times Square - people walking to shelters. L/S wardens and policemen standing around in the deserted streets. L/S and M/S traffic starting up again after all clear signal has been given. L/Ss of people coming out of shelters and boarding buses etc. - traffic beginning to move (several shots). L/S of pigeons in Times Square. L/S of traffic stopping and wardens directing people to shelter. L/S pigeons in Times Square (deserted of traffic etc.). Deserted New York streets. Cataloguer’s note: Very poor sound quality. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH P