Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flame Defence

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
839
Date Released
2 Jul 1945
Date submitted
13 Jun 1945
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flame Defence. DESCRIPTION: If the Germans had tried to invade after Dunkirk they would have met a wall of flame. At certain spots around the coast submerged pipes containing fuel would have been ignited. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Waves breaking on the beach, looking out to sea. Elevated shot of oil floating to surface of water, after being pumped through submerged pipes. Electrically ignited, shots of burning fuel mixture. Group shots of jets of flames pointed out to sea, burning. Various pans etc. of fougasse burning.
Keywords
Environment; Fires; Explosions; Civil defence; Military
Locations
Studland Bay
Footage sources
Phoenix
Card file number
45860
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Flame Defence', British Movietone News Issue No. 839, 2 Jul 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13494 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)