News in Brief: Big Blast

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1339
Date Released
31 Jan 1955
Date Other
Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Blast. DESCRIPTION: The famous Hill of Allen in Ireland (once the seat of the Kings of Leinster) has been blasted by 26,000 pounds of TNT to provide rock for the roads of Ireland. SHOTLIST: Panning shots of the hill of Allen. MCU three men preparing explosives. LS of the hill. MCU men blasting the hill. LS of the hill as it explodes.
Keywords
Demolition; Engineering
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Kildare
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
62749
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
38
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Big Blast', British Movietone News Issue No. 1339, 31 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19818 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)