Film Of Attempted Court Escape (1964)

Dallas, Texas, United States of America (USA). Title reads ’Jail Break in Dallas near Ruby Trial Courtroom’. GV. Front of Dallas Court House. MS. Prisoner Charles Gregory walks out of court house with a gun in the side of woman hostage, Ruth Thornton. Guards stand around helpless. MS. Ruth Thornton, the court clerk, going back into the court. CU. The gun used in the attempted break out, is made of soap, wax, string, etc. MS. The Sheriff talks into camera - natural sound. He says how the prisoners overcame two guards in the lift and got away but were caught later. (.) Date found in the old record - 11/03/1964. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies