Strike News

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1133A
Date Released
22 Feb 1951
Date submitted
19 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Strike News of the Railways & Dockers. DESCRIPTION: At the Railway Clearing House, London, the Railway Executives and leading members of the three Unions concerned met to discuss the critical situation. And, while a big rail strike was threatening, crowds collected at Bow Street, where seven dockers were appearing on remand. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Delegates & executive enter building. Interior - GV of executive & union leaders seated at round (oval). SCU Figgins seated at table. Exterior - Dockers gather outside Bow Street Police Court. Police mingle with crowds, some of them have balloons with slogans on. Charged men leave building, shouldered by their work-mates. Various shots of idle dock-sides, ships waiting to be unloaded or loaded.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Railways; Industry and manufacture; Demonstrations; Labour relations; Crime
Locations
London; Clearing House
Card file number
55060
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
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How to cite this record

'Strike News', British Movietone News Issue No. 1133A, 22 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16967 (Accessed 10 Nov 2025)