Jack “Legs“ Diamond - Mute Version (1931)

Full title reads: “New York City. Jack ’Legs’ Diamond. Gang “Ace“ whom somebody ’trumped’ with five bullets, leaves hospital after amazing recovery. New York, United States of America. Gangster Jack ’Legs’ Diamond leaves Welfare Island prison hospital to return home to New York. He is surrounded by men. He climbs onto a train. N.B. Sound version of this story exists at *PM0709*. 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 Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.