Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Coal Strike
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coal Strike in America Continues. DESCRIPTION: The American coal miners’ strike followed the calling off by John L Lewis of the Union contract with the Government. SHOTLIST: KS Miners leave pithead lift. CU contract cancelled with the Government. Truman alights from plane at Florida. Miners leaving the mines, various shots, pitheads idle. SCU & CU John L Lewis speaking says but the strike is on under Government control. Shots of empty coal trucks laying idle.
- Keywords
- Labour relations
- Locations
- United States of America
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 47808
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 78
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Coal Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 912A, 28 Nov 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14172 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)