High-Speed Cameras Reveal Bomb Tests

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1261
Date Released
3 Aug 1953
Date submitted
27 Jul 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Fleet Street Migration
  2. 2The Goodwood Picture
  3. 3News Briefs: Food Queues
  4. 4News Briefs: Frontier Dash
  5. 5News Briefs: Swim Time
  6. 6News Briefs: Beach Wear
  7. 7High-Speed Cameras Reveal Bomb Tests
  8. 8Panmunjom Signing
  9. *Jersey Battle of Flowers

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New High Speed Cameras Tested. DESCRIPTION: A battery of specially designed high speed cameras have just been used to film the results of a series of experiments in the Mojave Desert, California. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Various shots of rockets being fired. Filmed in CU by automatic cameras. One rocket hits camera. (All in super slow motion.)
Keywords
Weapons; Science and technology; Military; Newsreels
Locations
California; Majava
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
59452
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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