Big Mo Moves

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1079A
Date Released
9 Feb 1950
Date submitted
Jan 1970
Date submitted
6 Feb 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Mo (Missouri) Free. DESCRIPTION: For fifteen days the Mighty Mo was stuck in the mud on the Thimble Shoal off the Virginian Coast. At last, after great effort, the 45,000 ton Missouri began to move. SHOTLIST: KS. MS "Missouri" stern. Aboard ship looking along her deck. Ammunition (shell) being unloaded from battleship. Dusk shot of tugs around her steaming away. Various shots of them hauling & pushing "Missouri". Almost dark shot of tugs & battleship. Signal being hoisted aboard battleship after being refloated. Port & starboard lights on all the craft around battleship. Cut-in - SCU Captain Brown commanding the "Missouri".
Keywords
Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military
Locations
Virginian Coast; Thimble Shoal
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53187
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Big Mo Moves', British Movietone News Issue No. 1079A, 9 Feb 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16197 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)