Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Now a Scientist’s View Professor Oliphant

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
859
Date Released
19 Nov 1945
Date submitted
8 Nov 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Uncle Sam’s Fleet Day
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Now a Scientist’s View Professor Oliphant
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Diphtheria VII"

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scientist’s View - Prof. Oliphant - Interview With the Professor About Atomic Power. DESCRIPTION: Exclusive to Movietone an interview with the prominent British scientist, Professor Oliphant. He talks to us at the Nuffield Laboratory in Birmingham where research into atomic energy is taking place. SHOTLIST: KS CU SCU & CU of Professor Oliphant at Birmingham Laboratory speaking about atomic power and atom bombs. Whether the secrets of same are to remain or not. How many years we are behind America as regards same. Various interior shots of the Nuffield Laboratories, some of the Professor’s assistants assemble parts of the cyclotron, the mechanism used in nuclear fission. Library - Pan of factory - Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where atom bombs are built, various LS of same. CU sign "Oak Ridge". CU Professor Oliphant saying "atomic power should be under International Control".
Keywords
Nuclear energy
Locations
Birmingham; Nuffield Laboratories
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
46205
Credits:
Camera
John W. Cotter
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Richard Harris
Length of story (in feet)
307
Story extras:

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