Another A-Bomb Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1197A
Date Released
15 May 1952
Date submitted
12 May 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Another A-Bomb Test. DESCRIPTION: About a week after American Army troops had carried out an Atom-Bomb test, some two thousand US Marines went to earth in the same trenches for their indoctrination. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Troops march to trenches. US Marines enter trenches. Inside trenches. Atom bomb exploding, rocks in foreground, various shots. Marines leave trenches & advance towards bomb.
Keywords
Environment; Weapons; Science and technology; Explosions; Military; Nuclear energy
Locations
Nevada; Yucca Flats
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
57186
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
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'Another A-Bomb Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1197A, 15 May 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17793 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)