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Wales | Mining Town
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At the beginning Paul Robeson jumps on a train by climbing onto the last wagon over the back of the wagon. In practice there would have been a brake van at the end of the train with a guard in it. The only way that the train wouldn't have had a brake van is if the train had split! Also the train is hauled by an 0-6-2 tank locomotive which turns into an 0-6-0 saddle tank when it gets to the mine
Miners in the Uk got a £2 billion payout for sufferers of bronchitis and emphysema. If anyone had already died of the symptoms widows were given the payout or their children if both parents had passed. Another £500 million was paid to those with 'White Finger' gained by excessive use of drilling tools.
This film's earliest documented telecast occurred Monday 18 June 1945 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1).
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #373.
Closing credits: The events and characters portrayed in this film are fictitious. Any similarity to any incident, name or individual is coincidental.
"Emlyn Parry: Lovely, everything's going to be all right soon. Gwen Owen: Not if you keep on getting into scraps all the time. Emlyn Parry: You like a bit of a scrap yourself don't you. Gwen Owen: You'll know more about that when we're married my boy. I'll be ready to take you on any day. Emlyn Parry: Not in my working clothes, eh? Gwen Owen: Don't talk soft out here, Em."
"Seth Jones: They were white. This fellow brought a black man to work down the pit. David: [walks forward] Well? What about it?"
