Dockers - In and Out

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1132A
Date Released
15 Feb 1951
Date submitted
13 Feb 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dockers - in and Out. DESCRIPTION: London dockers held a mass meeting a Victoria Park, they voted to return to work - for a week. The scene at Liverpool, where the dock strike began, was one of deserted quays, with export goods lying about waiting to be loaded. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV crowds with speakers back to camera. Various shots crowds of dockers listening to speeches (silent). Dockers holding up their cards when voting. Slip pan Liverpool, various shots of ships idle, not being loaded or unloaded. Export cases, cars on quayside await loading. Empty trucks. GV ships, pouring with rain.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weather; Industry and manufacture; Demonstrations; Labour relations
Locations
London; Liverpool
Card file number
54980
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dockers - In and Out', British Movietone News Issue No. 1132A, 15 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16947 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)