What’s the Drill?

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 2nd Year

Issue

Issue No.

9

Date Released

May 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1What’s the Drill?
2. 2Our Mr. Therm
3. 3Training Centre
4. 4Hare and Hounds

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI Summary - drilling for coal (shot at Hamstead, near Birmingham).
BFI synopsis: Boring into land to discover the geology and the possible location of coal.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed in January 1949 at Martin Street laboratories in Birmingham and then on 24th March at Hamstead. It cost £134 14s 9d.

Keywords

Mining

Locations

Birmingham; England; Hamstead

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Camera

John Reid

Camera

Lionel Griffiths

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Director

Tony Thompson