The Dock Strike (1924)

Events take place in variety of locations. Title: “The GREAT DOCK STRIKE. The last rush ...“ L/S of cranes loading cargo onto ships. Top shot of a deck of a large ship, pan to show smaller barges moored next to it. M/S of a stream of vans and horse drawn carts loaded with crates and boxes. Intertitle: “The stoppage was complete“. M/S of men and women - dock workers? - coming over a bridge on foot and bicycle. M/S of a crowd of dockworkers in flat caps, they push and shove themselves in front of the camera. Intertitle: “Idle“. L/S of cranes, looking across the sea. Panning shot showing a ship harboured beside an empty dockyard. L/S of two policemen patrolling the quayside. Title: “The GREAT DOCK STRIKE. The last rush ...“ A second version of this story appears to start at this point consisting of identical shots to the original edited in a different order, it is followed by more unused shots. L/S of two policemen guarding the entrance to an empty dockyard. L/S of a gigan