Pronouncement on Atomic Warfare

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1104
Date Released
31 Jul 1950
Date submitted
28 Jul 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atomic Warfare. DESCRIPTION: The official story about Atomic Warfare is out - in a pamphlet issued by the Home Office. As you skim over its pictures, the grim possibilities of atomic attack fall into perspective. And the whole sense of the Home Office pamphlet is that, if the right plans are made, and the public co-operate, we may be able to reduce the danger of atomic assault to something supportable. Mr Chuter Ede, Home Secretary, asks the public to co-operate by joining the Civil Defence. SHOTLIST: KS. SCU book issued by Home Office. Hands turn over pages of book. Aerial of Hiroshima atom bomb exploding & mushroom shaped smoke rising towards camera. Aerial of mushroom shaped smoke. Ruined towns, almost laid completely flat, GV ruins each side of road running through centre of same. SCU pamphlets showing German bunkers. MS German bunkers, with British soldiers walking past. Japan crowds cling to tramcar. GV of street scene. Workmen pick-axing, re-building. Japanese children attend temporary school. SCU of Home Office book & pages again being turned over. MS Ede seated at his desk. CU Ede asking the public to join organisations.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Birmingham
Keywords
Weapons; Nuclear energy
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
54112
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
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'Pronouncement on Atomic Warfare', British Movietone News Issue No. 1104, 31 Jul 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16563 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)