Full Support

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Pipeline to Pimlico
2. 2Hot Stuff
3. 3Full Support

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

BFI synopsis: Tromit gatehead safety device, Wales, at the New Cross Hands Colliery.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed from the 15th to the 17th November 1949. The research was done by Tony Thompson on the 31st October 1949.

Keywords

Mining; Safety devices

Locations

Wales

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Film User   Vol.4 No.40 February 1950, p106.

Credits:

Director

Basil Somner

Camera

Charles Wilford Smith

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Commentator

John Slater

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Director

Tony Thompson

Camera

Wolfgang Suschitzky