Movietone’s News & Sports Pageant: reviewed by Leslie Mitchell, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Tragic Pit Disaster in Derbyshire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
466A
Date Released
12 May 1938
Date submitted
11 May 1938
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s News & Sports Pageant: reviewed by Leslie Mitchell, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pit Disaster. SHOTLIST: At the entrance to Markham No 1 Colliery, crowds have collected as rescue parties bearing oxygen, and tools descend to rescue the 40 entombed men, many of whom died.
Keywords
Mining; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
33330
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News & Sports Pageant: reviewed by Leslie Mitchell, Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: Tragic Pit Disaster in Derbyshire', British Movietone News Issue No. 466A, 12 May 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8785 (Accessed 20 Mar 2026)