News in Brief: The Snark

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1423A
Date Released
13 Sep 1956
Date submitted
10 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 9
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Guided Missile - the Snark. DESCRIPTION: Carefully wrapped for its journey, a Snark guided missile went aboard a Globemaster during American Air Force demonstration of how these weapons can be flown to launching sites, anywhere in the world. SHOTLIST: Panning shot of the ‘Snark’ missile which is wrapped up. Snark being loaded into a ‘Globemaster’ plane. Doors on the Globemaster shutting. Slip pan to Florida. Various shots of Snark taking off.
Keywords
Weapons
Locations
United States of America; Florida
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
68170
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:

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'News in Brief: The Snark', British Movietone News Issue No. 1423A, 13 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21182 (Accessed 22 Jul 2025)