British Guns in Action

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

248-1

Date Released

24 May 1916

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sidecar Outing for Wounded Soldiers
2. 2Yeomanry ‘Eights’ at Putney
3. 3Veterans of the Road
4. 4Marines Filling Cartridge Belts
5. 5British Guns in Action

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Huge British gun at Salonika in action sending shells into the enemy lines. The tent is used to conceal the gun from enemy aircraft observation." Long shot of gun covered by tent except for barrel. Men standing by. Medium shot of gun firing. View from other side - gun fires several times.

Keywords

Weapons; Military

Credits:

Camera

Ariel L. Varges

Length of story (in feet)

53

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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