Horrors of Chemical Warfare

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1174A
Date Released
6 Dec 1951
Date submitted
4 Dec 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horrors of Chemical Warfare. DESCRIPTION: At Fort Hood, Texas, a strongly-built pill-box holds out against a realistic attack during America’s First Armoured Division manoeuvres. Then, a company of flame-throwers part of the Chemical Warfare Unit, went into action, and they soon made the fortification untenable, no doubt. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS pillbox. Machine gun fire from pillbox. America’s First Armoured Division run through undergrowth, approach pillbox, firing flame-throwers at same, all angles, finishing on flame-throwers being directed at camera - into camera.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Locations
Texas; Fort Hood
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56450
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Horrors of Chemical Warfare', British Movietone News Issue No. 1174A, 6 Dec 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17496 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)