Bomb Causes Hospital Evacuation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1050
Date Released
18 Jul 1949
Date submitted
13 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bomb Causes Hospital Evacuation. DESCRIPTION: University College Hospital had to evacuate their patients owing to the finding of an unexploded bomb in the vicinity. SHOTLIST: KS. MS of hole made by engineers. GV of the ruins surroundings around the hole. GV University College Hospital. Hospital evacuate, nurses help with patients onto ambulances, carry medicines etc. into hospital, MS (interior) of patients inside ambulance. Public look through cracks in fences around the hole. RQMS listens with earphones for ticking of bomb. Sappers stand around hole looking down at the bomb which you can see.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Weapons
Locations
London
Card file number
52254
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Bomb Causes Hospital Evacuation', British Movietone News Issue No. 1050, 18 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15842 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)