US Flame Throwers Cause Devastation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1037

Date Released

18 Apr 1949

Date submitted

3 Mar 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Sport - NZ Cricketers See London
2. 2Sport - Clayton Retains His Titles
3. 3US Flame Throwers Cause Devastation
4. 4Easter Chapeaux
5. 5Animal News
6. *Stars of Scottish Cup Final in Training

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flame Throwers. DESCRIPTION: From Fort Bragg, North Carolina, we see a demonstration of the devastating power of the flame-thrower. SHOTLIST: KS American soldiers holding flame-throwers face poster. CU flame-thrower on poster. MS American soldiers holding flame-throwers. Various shots of flame-throwers being directed at a hut, razing same to ground. This appears to be night material.

Keywords

Weapons

Locations

North Carolina; Fort Bragg

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

51572

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

60

Story extras:

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