Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): They Dynamite Flats to Amuse Us

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
566
Date Released
8 Apr 1940
Date submitted
5 Apr 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Apartment House Blasted. DESCRIPTION: An apartment block in Washington is demolished using dynamite. SHOTLIST: Charges of dynamite are placed in holes drilled in the walls of this big building which is to give way to the new War Department. First one half is demolished, then the other. The usual reverse motion shot puts it all back.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Explosions; Newsreels
Locations
Washington
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
38718
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): They Dynamite Flats to Amuse Us', British Movietone News Issue No. 566, 8 Apr 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10757 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)