Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

402

Date Released

15 Feb 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Their Majesties visit the people’s palace
2. 2Reports: Norway snowed up
3. 3Reports: A rise in gyroplanes
4. 4Reports: New York tunnel
5. 5Reports: US floods recede
6. 6Reports: Irish ploughing
7. 7Reports: Trotsky talks
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Racing on Ice at St Moritz
9. 9Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Polo - in California the Will Rogers Memorial Trophy
10. 10Girls
11. 11Strike: Description by Eric Dunstan
12. 12Launch
13. 13Rugby

Story

Story No. within this Issue

11 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rioting at Flint Car Factory Precedes End of "Sit Down". DESCRIPTION: Rioting at Flint Car Factory precedes end of "sit down". SHOTLIST: Shot of windows being smashed. Tear gas bombs being hurled into broken windows. The National Guard arrives and takes over. Shot of the soldiers in the factory. Shot of the men back at work at the benches. Shot of mass production of cars. Governor Murphy speaks.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Labour relations; Riots; Military

Locations

Michigan; General Motors

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5141

Credits:

Commentator

Eric Dunstan

Length of story (in feet)

55

Story extras:

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