Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
402
Date Released
15 Feb 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
11 / 13
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rioting at Flint Car Factory Precedes End of "Sit Down". DESCRIPTION: Rioting at Flint Car Factory precedes end of "sit down". SHOTLIST: Shot of windows being smashed. Tear gas bombs being hurled into broken windows. The National Guard arrives and takes over. Shot of the soldiers in the factory. Shot of the men back at work at the benches. Shot of mass production of cars. Governor Murphy speaks.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations; Riots; Military
Locations
Michigan; General Motors
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
5141
Credits:
Commentator
Eric Dunstan
Length of story (in feet)
55
Story extras:

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'Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan', British Movietone News Issue No. 402, 15 Feb 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7312 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)