America’s 15th Bomb. (Yucca Flats - Nevada)

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1195A

Date Released

1 May 1952

Date submitted

28 Apr 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Amateur Final Tie - Walthamstow’s Victory
2. 2Cup Final Trailer
3. 3Scouts Parade for Her Majesty
4. 4Weird Costumes at Students’ Ball
5. 5Underwater Truck
6. 6America’s 15th Bomb. (Yucca Flats - Nevada)
7. *New Colours for the Gloucesters

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America’s 15th Bomb. DESCRIPTION: The 15th Atom Bomb to be exploded in America was witnessed by several hundred scientific observers and other favoured spectators from a distance. At much closer range, 2000 troops were stationed in fox holes during the blast, before advancing through a dust storm over the scorched earth to a point called Ground Zero. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU Cloud of atom bomb. GV troops congregating at the above. Entering trenches. BMN cameramen prepare etc. People seated to watch same. MS bomb exploding in mid-air, & rocket trails bending after explosion. Various shots all angles of the explosion, showing mushroom shape. Troops out of trenches, walk about in dust storm. GVs of the exploded atom bomb.

Keywords

Mass media; Environment; Weapons; Science and technology; Explosions; Military; Nuclear energy

Locations

Yucca Flats

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

57112

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

165

Story extras:

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