Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Park Bomb

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
871
Date Released
11 Feb 1946
Date submitted
8 Feb 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The "Park" Bomb. DESCRIPTION: The lake in St James’s Park had to be drained so that the Royal Engineers could explode a war time bomb. SHOTLIST: KS GV bridge over drained lake, tilt down and look down shaft to where bomb lays. Various shots of Royal Engineers, steaming out primer, officer touches same off. GV explosion.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons
Locations
London; St James’s Park
Card file number
46512
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Park Bomb', British Movietone News Issue No. 871, 11 Feb 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13730 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)