Sidelights on Re-Armament

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1137
Date Released
19 Mar 1951
Date submitted
15 Mar 1951
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sidelights on Re-Armaments. DESCRIPTION: A factory in Washington is now going at full blast, forging big guns for the American Navy. Further evidence of the defensive preparations of the Western World comes from a French arsenal. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV smelting shop. Washington - Several shots of molten metal being poured into ladle. Various shots of the barrels of Naval guns under construction. Large crane lifts white hot barrel of gun from furnace. Same comes under pressure from steam hammer. Several SCU & CU of mirrors inside barrel of gun during the inspecting of the gun rifling. In France - Several shots of new type mortar being fired. French 75 being fired - no recoil. Bazooka being fired at tank moving. Anti-tank rifle-grenades aimed at stationary tank, & explosion of same.
Keywords
Vehicles; Weapons; Industry and manufacture; Explosions; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
France
Card file number
55168
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
132
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Sidelights on Re-Armament', British Movietone News Issue No. 1137, 19 Mar 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17023 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)