News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

399

Date Released

25 Jan 1937

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Reports: Wedding in Scotland
• 2. Reports: Scotland in Australia
• 3. Reports: Gold galore in US
• 4. Reports: Division of Wealth
• 5. Reports: Sea Heroes
• 6. Reports: Sir Neville Chamberlain opens the new Birmingham Telephone Exchange
• 7. Reports: Michigan - "Sit Down" strikers take action
• 8. Tragedy
• 9. Rubbish
• 10. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Coxing - Tiny cox for Oxford crew
• 11. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Ice Trotting
• 12. Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Skating - Ice Follies of 1937
• 13. Prosperity

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 13

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sit Down Strikers Take Action. SHOTLIST: Shot of damage done by the strikers in Michigan car factory. Shots of the strikers.

Keywords

Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations; Riots

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5059

Credits:

Commentator

Ivan Scott

Length of story (in feet)

19

Story extras:

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