The Newspaper Strike

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1348

Date Released

4 Apr 1955

Date submitted

31 Mar 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Newcastle for Wembley
2. 2The Newspaper Strike
3. 3London Airport’s New Look
4. 4World News Survey: Greece
5. 5World News Survey: West Indies
6. 6World News Survey: England
7. 7World News Survey: India
8. 8World News Survey: Germany
9. 9The Duke Returns

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Newspaper Strike Story. DESCRIPTION: The strike by a comparatively small number of London newspaper operatives, brought most of Fleet Street to a full stop. One result of the stoppage was a demand for provincial newspapers in London. SHOTLIST: GV of Fleet Street. GVs of the Daily Express offices, News Chronicle, Evening News, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail. CU & GV of people waiting for the news offices to open. CU of a man reading. GV of offices with people working. GV & CUs of idle printing presses. Lord Rothermere arrives at the Ministry of Labour. Various shots of magazines and papers on book-stalls. Two men working on a press.

Keywords

Labour relations

Locations

London; Fleet Street

Card file number

63221

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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