Government Moves To End Strike (1948)

Full title reads: “GOVERNMENT MOVES TO END STRIKE“. London. General view of dock workers’ meeting, speaker addressing large crowd. Close up shot of the speaker. Crowd listening. Close up shot of a man with cigarette in mouth. Woman in crowd of dockers. Long shot of massed crowd. Tower of London background, showing docks. Troops marching towards dicks, they are off to work. Angle shot, cranes starting to work. Hatch covers being taken off. Top view, soldiers starting to unload meat. Winch driver at work. Tilt up on meat being hoisted up. Civilian man watches load coming down. Load coming onto dockside. Soldiers with trolleys standing by. Soldiers loading meat into trolleys. Soldiers wheeling trolley loads of meat towards and past camera. Door of No 10 Downing Street. Crowd around. Prime Minster Mr Clement Attlee leaving No 10. He sits in a car and leaves to give statement on strike. Several shots of Broadcasting House building. Cut back to dock workers’ meeting. Speaker addressing dock worke