Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Atomic Power (First Pictures)

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Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
847A
Date Released
30 Aug 1945
Date submitted
23 Aug 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: History Repeated at No 10
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dieppe Anniversary
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Atomic Power (First Pictures)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Atomic Bomb. DESCRIPTION: President Truman speaks on the Atomic Bomb. At Oak Ridge, Tennessee workers have been producing the bomb. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Rising smoke from bomb. Into shot of Truman seated at desk saying "It is an atomic bomb etc. etc.". Various shots of factories at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where same was being turned out. Sign post. Factory workers walking about. GVs of factories - The Manhattan Project. Diagram of atomic bomb shows Uranium core. Electrons circling the nucleus etc. Aerial views of Superfortress in flight over Hiroshima. Various aerial shots. At New Mexico where first atom bomb was tested. Same exploding-mushroom appearance. Various shots of palls of smoke rising into skies.
Researcher Comments
Speech: Truman’s speech 19 secs. "It is an Atomic Bomb - The sun has been harnessed and a weapon has been made against enemies" or to that effect.
Keywords
Politics and government; Weapons; Aviation; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Explosions; Victory celebrations
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
46011
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
127
Story extras:
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