Idle Coal Mines And Cotton Mill (1947)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Various shots of coal mines. Several close up shots of the miners. Various shots of Pathe reporter John Parsons, standing with a group of miners interviewing them. Several shots of one of the miners talking - no sound. Various shots of large number of mill workers standing in front of the workshop of the idle Roe Lea Mill at Blackburn. Girls standing in groups, talking. Lines of girls walking towards camera. More shots of the women talking. Pathe reporter John Parsons and factory owner Raymond Duckworth entering and walking through the empty factory. Various shots of the idle machinery in empty factory. Cut back to a brief shot of John Parsons talking to miners. Cut back to idle machinery at cotton mill. Note in the old record reads - Cuts 47/2. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING