Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Improved Weapons to Strafe Axis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
783A
Date Released
8 Jun 1944
Date submitted
Jun 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weapons for Victory. DESCRIPTION: New weapons are constantly being developed and tested. One of the most terrifying is the latest American flame-thrower. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Planes drop fifty 400 pounders at demonstration, concentrated explosion. Two one thousand pounders drop & explode. Torpedo bomb released falling, explodes. Fighter planes drop their emergency petrol tanks, causing huge flames & explosions. Various shots of demonstration by flame-throwers, playing flames on tanks, then directing same at camera, various angles. This was shot somewhere in the United States.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; Explosions; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Movietone
Card file number
44882
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
88
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Improved Weapons to Strafe Axis', British Movietone News Issue No. 783A, 8 Jun 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13137 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)