Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Scottish Mine Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
543A
Date Released
2 Nov 1939
Date submitted
18 Oct 1939
Date submitted
30 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colliery Disaster. DESCRIPTION: The death toll at the Valleyfield Colliery, Dunfermline was thirty five. SHOTLIST: At the Valleyfield Colliery, miners carry out rescue work while relations wait anxiously. A dog waits pathetically for his master. One shot of the mine shaft wheel at top of the mine is very short length only.
Keywords
Mining; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Footage sources
Scottish Films
Card file number
37687
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
34
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Reviews the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Scottish Mine Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 543A, 2 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10369 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)