Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: World Problem - Coal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
734
Date Released
28 Jun 1943
Date submitted
17 Jun 1943
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Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Wide Problem - Coal. DESCRIPTION: The problem of maintaining the output of coal is as widespread as it is urgent and vital. In Canada miners in the fighting forces have been volunteering to go back in the pits. In America the mines have been troubled once again by strikes. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS Pithead, & GS of coalmine. Elevated shot of soldiers being inspected, officers hands soldiers paper, GS of Private MacDonald changing into miners clothes. GS of his home, doors open, he comes out with wife & child in arms. Kisses them goodbye. CU of the baby (VG). GS of coalmine, which shows how it is situated on the coast, it runs five miles out to sea. Underground shots of miners at work, pick axing etc., truckloads of coal moving along rail. Above ground, train-loads of coal, & GS of pithead. Library Material - back several years when the coalminers striked. Men standing idle, others who did work, protected by soldiers, trucks leave pithead loaded with coal, soldiers on same, with rifle at the ready. GS of miners with soldiers intermingled, with fixed bayonets. CU John L Lewis (US Trade Union Leader). CU & MS of Mr Ickes (US Labour leader) on board ship & entering building. GS of Roosevelt & CU at meeting. GS of miners & shots of train-loads of coal. GS of burning coke.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Children; Environment; Weapons; Transport; Fires; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Ceremonies; Social welfare; Labour relations; Riots; Military
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
United States of America
Pathe
Card file number
43783
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
138
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: World Problem - Coal', British Movietone News Issue No. 734, 28 Jun 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12749 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)