National Gallery’s Bomb

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1077

Date Released

23 Jan 1950

Date submitted

19 Jan 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1France and the Saar
2. 2National Gallery’s Bomb
3. 3Yachting Thrills on Water and Ice
4. 4Piscatorial Art the Modern Way
5. 5Archduke Marries Princess
6. 6Swaziland Celebrates New Year Festival
7. *New Cargo Liner - Launch of the Assyria

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Gallery Bomb?. DESCRIPTION: Unexploded bombs continue to turn up in London and recent inspections indicated that there might be one just outside the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square. SHOTLIST: KS. GV bomb site with corrugated iron round same. Various shots ditto. Inside corrugated iron wall, German prisoners of war digging hole, various shots. Elevated MS of same with traffic passing.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weapons

Locations

London; Trafalgar Square

Card file number

53103

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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