General Strike Number 3 (1926)

Events take place in various locations. Title: “LONDON. STRIKE MAJORITY 367,917. Miners’ Federation Delegates meet in London and announce startling figures“. Various M/Ss of miners’ leaders arriving at a large building in a square. Various M/Ss of the leaders coming down the front steps from the entrance to the building. Panning M/S of the leaders posing as a group on the steps - they seem happy. Intertitle: “BOB SMILIE and FRANK HODGES - the Miners’ Leaders“. M/S of Smilie and Hodges, members of triple alliance, coming down the steps of the building (their H.Q.). Intertitle: “The GREAT STRIKE 1926“. Panning shot of a deserted colliery. Various shots of the mine’s lift shaft and buildings. Panning shot of an empty rail track. Intertitle: “Depleted Railway Service“. Various panning shots of idle London railway stations and tracks. Intertitle: “ ... everybody listened-in owing to restricted supply of newspapers“. M/S of a man and a woman sitting in a dining room listen