Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Havoc and Desolation in Japan
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Havoc and Devastation in Japan. DESCRIPTION: The Atomic Bomb (an experimental one) was dropped in New Mexico. The second was dropped on Hiroshima and this film shows the resulting devastation. Nagasaki was the target for the third bomb three days after that at Hiroshima. The widespread damage in Tokyo was done by Superfortresses dropping incendiaries. At the prison camp in Ofuna many allied prisoners were starved and ill-treated, our film shows a few of the fittest leaving for home. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS At New Mexico. GV tower from which test atomic bomb was dropped. Atomic bomb explodes. Clouds rising, smoke, mushroom shape. American cameramen, reporters don special canvas over-shoes, before walking over area affected. The crust of the earth, which was mostly sand is now hard like glass. Remains of the steel tower, just small mound about two feet high. Aerial shot of Hiroshima, of city zooming over picture. Aerial and ground shots of the ruins of Hiroshima. Aerial shot of Nagasaki, name zooming over picture. Aerial shots only of ruins of city. Aerial shots of Tokyo, name zooming as others, various aerials shots and ground shots of city, civilians walk about ruins, carrying sunshades and umbrellas. GV of river or moat? beside the Palace. GV Hirohito’s Palace. Japanese kneel and bow before the palace, this has suffered very little damage. Various shots of ruins of city. At a prison camp, Ofuna, Americans released crowds in groups. Some of the healthy ones leave for home, their former jailers bow to them as they walk out. Various shots of ruins of city to finish.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Mass media; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Science and technology; Explosions; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military
- Footage sources
- Pathe [United States]
United News
- Card file number
- 46094
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 180
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