Dock Strike - Servicemen Take Over

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1090A
Date Released
27 Apr 1950
Date submitted
25 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Servicemen Take Over at the Docks. DESCRIPTION: For the third time in just over twelve months servicemen have been sent to take over the London Docks. About seventy ships had been held up by the latest unofficial strike. SHOTLIST: KS. Lorry load of servicemen. Snow falling as lorry load servicemen enter dock gates. Various shots of servicemen unloading cargoes etc. Strikers march in procession to Victoria Park. GVs of meeting. Servicemen at work in docks. Loading ships with armaments labelled "Malaya". Various shots of cranes in action.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Labour relations; Military
Locations
London
Card file number
53609
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dock Strike - Servicemen Take Over', British Movietone News Issue No. 1090A, 27 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16358 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)