MWS, PAN LEFT across bay of large freighter anchored in bay to shot of Alcatraz, seen from Treasure Island (0:40). Hazy WS across bay of Golden Gate Bridge, PAN LEFT of cites? skyline to MWS of San Francisco Bridge (1:09). MLS of financial district with Transamerica Building on right (0:08). MWS of high-rise apartment building in hills (0:13). WS across bay of San Francisco Bridge and skyline (0:21). LS of yacht moving parallel to waterfront, ZOOM OUT to WS of bridge and skyline (0:37). Hazy view of harbor seen through rigging of sailboats in marina, ZOOM OUT to MS of boats in marina with bridge in background (0:26).

Great view of the San Francisco Bay and the once notorious federal prison housed on Alcatraz Island which is now a tourist attraction.

ENTERTAINMENT REPORT JOHN CORCORAN PREVIEWS THE NEW MOVIE.."THE ROCK."

[Alcatraz Prison Scenes & Tom Mooney Rally]

Newsreel covering the closure of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, including wide POV shot of cell blocks and a tower, close-up of a sign warning that only authorised boats may approach, members of the press who have been allowed onto the island for the day, inside a cell block showing multi-storey cells with bars, a prison cell door opening to show a tidy cell with basin and guitar on the wall, prisoners walking to buses and boats as they are transferred to other maximum security facilities, guards using a watchtower and families of prison guards leaving by boat, California, USA; March 1963. (Universal Newsreel_Episode 1963 – ABMA707K)

Alcatraz Island, San Francisco

ORIG.COLOR 1200 SOF.OPT CUT STORY: VS FROM BOAT AS IT APPROACHES ALCATRAZ. LA SHOT OF SEAGULL LANDING ON A GUARD TOWER AND FLYING OFF INTO THE CLOUDS. LS ALCATRAZ FROM A DOCK. LS SAME. VS PRISONS GROUNDS. CU INTERIOR OF A CELL. CI: BUILDINGS: PRISONS: ALCATRAZ. BUILDINGS: PRISONS: INTERIORS. ANIMALS: BIRDS: SEAGULLS. ER - CUT STORY.

San Francisco - Alcatraz - Sailboats in bay - Foggy marina views - Across bay to Oakland - historic prison

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ZOOM OUT FROM ALCATRAZ ISLAND PRISON, TO WS INCLUDING PART OF DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO IN FOREGROUND, LARGE SHIP/BOAT/CARGO GOING THROUGH CHANNEL IN FRONT OF ALCATRAZ

Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco, California, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>Title reads 'The Fiction Like Escape from Alcatraz'. <br/> <br/>LS. Alcatraz Prison from sea. Close shots of Alcatraz prison buildings. MS. Warden, Olin Blackwell and Assistant Director of Prisons Fred Wilkinson hold a press conference after escape attempt by three convicts. Close up shots of the photographs of the three convicts who tried to escape. Various shots of the dummies made by the escaped convicts attempting to trick the wardens that they were asleep. Two shots of the hole they cut and the route they planned out. MS. Coast Guard launch in San Francisco bay. LS. Police helicopter hovering. LS. Alcatraz. <br/> <br/>(Comb. F.G.) <br/> <br/>Date found in the old record - 14/06/1962.

Shots of Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay

Pier 39 Alcatraz long shot, sea lions, Bay Bridge - Fisherman's Wharf. Activity on the boardwalk. LS across the bay and Alcatraz. ZI the prison building on Alcatraz. LS Oakland Bridge, ZI, ZO. Ferry in bay goes by. Marina at the wharf with barking seals on the wood floats, people watching. Two seals fighting, one pushed off float, seals sleeping in sun. Gull sitting on pier post.

View of Alcatraz Island located in middle of San Francisco Bay in California which served as a Federal prison. View of empty cells from where prisoners are removed. Reporters and cameramen roam through the corridors and cell blocks of 'The Rock' or Alcatraz. Few prisoners left on Alcatraz are taken to boat for transferring them to other Federal penitentiaries. Location: California United States USA. Date: March 25, 1963.

EXT Alcatraz prison; prison yard;;Convicts work on factory machines.

FILM IS SILENT!

FBI agents kill gangster Baby Face Nelson and arrest gangster Dutch Schultz in war against crime in US

00:00:00:00 INTs prison-themed bar and restaurant. (0:00)/

Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, California, United States of America (USA). <br/> <br/>GV. & SV. Alcatraz prison. SCU. Notice on shore reads "Warning, keep off, only Government boats permitted within 200 yards." SV. Pressmen and officials by landing stage. GV. Cell block inside Alcatraz. CU. Cell in which door opens electrically to show interior. SV. Convicts leaving building to be taken to quayside. SV. & CU. Truck coming towards camera carrying convicts. SV. Convicts as they walk down steps to board boat. One convict hides face. SV. Rear angle of convicts boarding boat. SV. Boat as it backs away from quayside to leave Alcatraz. SV. Guard standing on top of watch tower. SV. Guard climbing down from watch tower. SV. Another guard looking up at watch tower. SV. Warden's wives in boat about to leave Alcatraz. SV. Alcatraz, shot from boat. LV. Alcatraz, from boat.

Pier 39 shoppers, stores, Sea Lion area - Fisherman's Wharf. Activity on the boardwalk. LS across the bay and Alcatraz. ZI the prison building on Alcatraz. LS Oakland Bridge, ZI, ZO. Ferry in bay goes by. Marina at the wharf with barking seals on the wood floats, people watching. Two seals fighting, one pushed off float, seals sleeping in sun. Gull sitting on pier post

Three bank robbers escape from Alcatraz prison in California on June 11, 1962. Escape proof Alcatraz prison at Island. Drainage pipe opening into the sea. Sign reads 'Keep Out'. People outside the prison. Official seated at a table, while photographers click pictures. Warden with pictures of three prisoners; Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin. Dummies in beds of the prisoners. Drain pipes at the top of a cell block. Coast guard watch looks through binoculars as San Francisco bay is searched. A helicopter flies overhead during the search. Location: Alcatraz Island California USA. Date: June 14, 1962.

Alcatraz closes for good / view of prison from the bay / men getting onto boat / empty cell block and prison guard / inside a prison cell / prisoners exit building in handcuffs and leg irons / prisoners getting onto boat many covering their faces / boat pulling away from the prison / guard waves to boat from tower / boat filled with the wives and workers of the prison smiling and waving Last prisoners leave as Alcatraz closes on March 21, 1963 in San Francisco, California (Footage by Getty Images)