Underworld Heroes (1937)

Full title reads: “Underworld Heroes“. The Ilkeston Mines Rescue Squad in training, Derbyshire. Various shots of miners at work in coal mine. Panning L/S of colliery. M/S of members of rescue crew putting on breathing apparatus and walking through colliery. Various shots of rescue crew in classroom. A man in a uniform points to a blackboard, he is instructing them about workings of mine. Various shots of crew member peddling on exercise bike, a uniformed man takes his pulse. Various shots of training exercise. A man answers the telephone in Mines Rescue headquarters. C/U of his finger pointing to spot on map. He switches on siren. Various shots of members of squad hastily leaving their everyday activities to go to emergency; one man is tending his allotment, another reading a newspaper with his kids on doorstep, one is playing snooker, another bowls. M/S of men running into H.Q. Various shots of interior of squad ambulance; it is full of rescue equipment (including a canary in a c