Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal Holds Up Motor Works

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
923
Date Released
10 Feb 1947
Date submitted
7 Feb 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Coal Holds Up Motor Works. DESCRIPTION: A shortage of coal has meant the temporary closure of the Austin Motor Works in Birmingham. SHOTLIST: KS Pan roof of plant. GV snow covered works, workmen shovelling coal from small heap. Indicator dropping, MS & CU. SCU workman turning key on wall. Inside Austin’s cars on production line, workmen and women polishing and painting cars, putting finishing touches. Car coming off production line. Workmen rushing out of plant at lunch hour. Various interior shots of idle plant, shows cars and tools on production line, Mr Lord (Chairman and Managing Director) walks along looking at same. Shots of notice on wall referring to suspension of work owing to coal shortage. GV men and women leaving factory. MS of interview with Works Joint Production Committee. Terry Cotter asks them question regarding the present crisis, how it affects them, etc., they are Mr Mason, Mr Bird, Mr Dewsbury and Mr ?. Interior shot MS & CU of Mr Albert Blackburn MP (Labour) being interviewed, shots of him criticising the Government plan for coal etc., he believes in enterprise, enterprise, enterprise, public or private.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Locations
Birmingham; Austin Motor Works
Card file number
48128
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
245
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Coal Holds Up Motor Works', British Movietone News Issue No. 923, 10 Feb 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14305 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)