Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Maritime Hold-Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
902
Date Released
16 Sep 1946
Date submitted
10 Sep 1946
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Maritime Strike. DESCRIPTION: A strike by maritime workers has brought to a halt America’s Docks. SHOTLIST: KS GV idle ships. Various shots of New York docks, idle ships etc. Workmen coming off ships, down gangways. Picketing dockyard with posters. Liners idle in docks, passengers with their luggage in dockyard - stranded. Cases of cargo lie in docks waiting to be shipped aboard.
Keywords
Labour relations
Locations
New York
Footage sources
USM?
Card file number
47464
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
72
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Maritime Hold-Up', British Movietone News Issue No. 902, 16 Sep 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14044 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)