The H - Bomb

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1296A
Date Released
8 Apr 1954
Date Other
Mar 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The ‘H’ Bomb. DESCRIPTION: Pictures just released of the first Hydrogen Bomb experiment held by the United States in the Pacific, show the effects of the tremendous explosion. With total destruction within a radius of three miles, the centre of any city in the world could be obliterated. SHOTLIST: (Material shot Nov. 52. Released March 1954). Cut story - KS. Mushroom cloud. Shot of map showing the Islands. Mix to aerial shots of the sea. Shot of the American ship Estes. The operation was called Operation Ivy. Shot of bough cutting water. Aerial view of the Marshal Islands. VG. Various shots of special building erected on Eniwetok Atoll. Shots of various measuring devices being fitted by scientists. Various shots of apparatus. Interior shots of high ranking officials. Various shots dials, gauges etc. Shots of officers on board ship. One officers explains what will happen when they let off the H Bomb. Men put on glasses. Shots of firing switches. CU man counting out the seconds. Various shots of giant explosion. Shock wave coming across the sea. Men on board ship watch explosion. Various shots of cloud and mushroom shape going into the air. Shots of helicopter flying over the target area. The island had completely disappeared leaving a large crater in the sea. Map drawing of island and crater on same. Fade to GV of St Paul’s. More shots of the islands. Another view of the explosion with New York super-imposed over same. Elevated view and GV of the Houses of Parliament. GV of long River Thames. Fade to Tower Bridge. Diagrams of height and width of explosion. Diagram of radius of devastation. More shots of explosion.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Science and technology; Explosions; Safety devices; Navy; Military
Locations
Pacific Ocean; Marshall Islands
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60760
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
398
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The H - Bomb', British Movietone News Issue No. 1296A, 8 Apr 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19147 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)