America Practises Civil Defence

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1129A
Date Released
25 Jan 1951
Date submitted
22 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Practises Civil Defence. DESCRIPTION: Radar gives the warning, and air raid precautions, now being extensively practised in America, go into action. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS people around plotting table. SCU radar equipment. People around plotting table. Fighter pilots run across aerodrome to machines. Climb aboard, & take-off. Ack-ack batteries manned. Loading (automatic) & pushing shell up barrel. Civilians file out of offices, enter large lifts & large iron curtain descends. Schoolroom scene, students duck under desks. Teacher goes round pushing them down. Rescue workers, over ruins, burning away iron girders, carrying away wounded, injured. Map of New York area, person with plastic ring places same over map which shows area atom bomb has affected. Cut-ins crowds entering shelters.
Keywords
Education and training; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Weapons; Aviation; Safety devices; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
54896
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'America Practises Civil Defence', British Movietone News Issue No. 1129A, 25 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16902 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)