Workers' Films of the Thirties: Part One
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A film of compiled clips related to the labour and workers' movements of 1930's Britain. The majority of footage is of marches and rallies that take place in Britain. The protests captured include the National Hunger March of 1932 and the British Unemployment Assistance demonstrations of 1935. There is also a story film from May 1934 called "Bread", which was made by the Workers Theatre Group and distributed by Kino films. A segment on the Gresford Colliery disaster of September 1934 also features.
Credits
Terry Dennett (narrator); Patricia Holland (editing); Victoria Wegg-Prosser (compiler); Victoria Wegg-Prosser (producer)
Complete catalog record
Original source: Reproduction of: United Kingdom, 1981. 16mm Comb BW pos. | The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-508209. | Contributors: Dennett, Terry; Holland, Patricia; Wegg-Prosser, Victoria; Wegg-Prosser, Victoria. | Production Company: The British Film & Photo League.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:21:00) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Labor movement -- Great Britain | Demonstrations -- Great Britain | Politics and government | Labor movement | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936 | Great Britain | Political demonstrations | Work and employment | Filmmakers | Anti-fascism | Political rallies | Athletics | Miners and mining | Living conditions | Unemployment | Parades and marches | Protests | Demonstrations | Crime | Communist Party (UK) | Trade unions | Civilian deaths | Aid | Salaries and wages | United Kingdom | London | Glasgow | York | Newcastle | Bicester | Cambridge | Gresford | France | Paris | Barbusse, Henri (1873-1935) | Maxton, James (1885-1946) | Mann, Thomas (1856-1941) | Wilkinson, Ellen (1891-1947) | Newsreel/Cinemagazine | 1925-1939 | 1910-1936 | Webcast
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2018.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 0:21:00) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Labor movement -- Great Britain | Demonstrations -- Great Britain | Politics and government | Labor movement | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936 | Great Britain | Political demonstrations | Work and employment | Filmmakers | Anti-fascism | Political rallies | Athletics | Miners and mining | Living conditions | Unemployment | Parades and marches | Protests | Demonstrations | Crime | Communist Party (UK) | Trade unions | Civilian deaths | Aid | Salaries and wages | United Kingdom | London | Glasgow | York | Newcastle | Bicester | Cambridge | Gresford | France | Paris | Barbusse, Henri (1873-1935) | Maxton, James (1885-1946) | Mann, Thomas (1856-1941) | Wilkinson, Ellen (1891-1947) | Newsreel/Cinemagazine | 1925-1939 | 1910-1936 | Webcast
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:12