The Sterling Gun

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1342
Date Released
21 Feb 1955
Date submitted
14 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sterling Sub Machine Gun. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s very latest weapon, the Sterling Sub-machine gun, was recently demonstrated at Dagenham, Essex. The new weapon is to be adopted by the British Army. SHOTLIST: KS CU of the gun being fired. GV of the guns in racks. Various shots of assembly. The gun being submerged in mud and then fired. The gun covered in ice and then fired. CU of a sea cadet firing. CU of two women firing. Targets being knocked down. CU of the gun being fired.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Locations
Essex; Dagenham
Card file number
62881
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sterling Gun', British Movietone News Issue No. 1342, 21 Feb 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19867 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)