The Dock Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1355A
Date Released
26 May 1955
Date submitted
24 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dock Strike. DESCRIPTION: Merseyside and London felt the impact of the dock strike, and pickets underlined the gravity of the situation. SHOTLIST: Various scenes of ships and cranes lying idle. Various shots of dockers with boards. Dockers at work.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Labour relations
Locations
London; Birkenhead
Card file number
63617
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Dock Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 1355A, 26 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20086 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)