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Trawlers Ahoy!

1899 - 1909 , Kingston upon Hull (East Yorkshire)

Cat no. 213329

A record of life on board a Hull fishing trawler.

Credited as an excerpt from 'A Trip to the White Sea Fisheries' by Joseph Rosenthal of the Rosie Film Company, but possibly made by Hertfordshire-based film pioneer Arthur Melbourne-Cooper, this film depicts life amongst the trawlermen of Hull. The steam trawler Magpie H311 leaves dock and heads for the North Sea, where turbulent waters push waves onto the deck. The net is pulled in and a huge amount of fish are dropped on deck, as fishermen scramble to sort the catch, before holding up some of the larger specimens. Later, heavy weather sees waves crashing violently over the bow, as another trawler is shown being tossed about in the rough seas.

Keywords

Fishermen; Fishing industry; Trawlers

Background Information

The provenance of this film seems to be in some dispute. The BFI Film and Television database lists the film as being an excerpt from a 1909 work by Joseph Rosenthal and the Rosie Film Company, but there is some suggestion that it was produced by Arthur Melbourne-Cooper, and the intertitles suggest a date of 1899. It should be noted, however, that the BFI Film & Television database also suggests the following: "A section also appears under the title TRAWLERS AHOY! (incorrectly dated as 1899) in the compilation film ROYAL REMEMBRANCES (1929)."

  • Maker : Arthur Melbourne-Cooper

  • Maker : Joseph Rosenthal

Manifestations

Trawlers Ahoy!

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