News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

375

Date Released

10 Aug 1936

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: The Duke of York in camp
• 2. Reports: France’s fastest war plane
• 3. Reports: Lloyd George at Eisteddfod
• 4. Reports: Tragic pit disaster in Yorkshire
• 5. Reports: Field Marshal reviews Jewish Lads’ Brigade
• 6. Femina: Queen of Holland on holiday
• 7. Femina: Shirley’s Gift Pony
• 8. Femina: Slimming on wheels
• 9. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Rugby League Test Final
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: British Boxers in training
• 11. Olympics

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 11

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tragic Pit Disaster. SHOTLIST: Various scenes at the pithead. Women waiting are served with tea by the Salvation Army. Caged canary being taken below. Shot of shaft wheel at the pithead. Dead are brought out on stretchers. (Captain Crookshank arrives.)

Keywords

Organisations; Politics and government; Death; Mining; Accidents and disasters; Animals

Locations

Yorkshire; Warncliffe Woodmoor Colliery

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

4688

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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