Prince George Visits Pit Disaster Scene

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

233A

Date Released

20 Nov 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Prince George Visits Pit Disaster Scene
2. 2Governor of NSW Takes the Helm
3. 3His Majesty the King Drives to Open Parliament

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prince George Visits Pit Disaster Scene. DESCRIPTION: HRH drives over from Chatsworth to condole with waiting crowd at Grassmoor Colliery, near Chesterfield. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of the colliery showing the smoking chimneys. Crowd of men around ambulance. Shot of wheel at top of shaft. Shot panning down and around at pit-head of the waiting crowds. Duke of Kent (Prince George) alights from car, and is greeted. Walks away to scene at pit-head. Miners with anti-gas kit walking past camera ready for descent. Close shot of caged canary. Volunteer rescuers walking up steps from mine. Royal car driving away.

Keywords

Royalty; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Accidents and disasters; Animals

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Movietone

Card file number

2682

Length of story (in feet)

128

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