News from Home & Abroad: Atom Sphere

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1274A

Date Released

5 Nov 1953

Date Other

1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tank Display
2. 2All Blacks in Action
3. 3News from Home & Abroad: Guy Fawkes Day
4. 4News from Home & Abroad: Atom Sphere
5. 5News from Home & Abroad: Israel Border Trouble
6. 6News from Home & Abroad: Peron Rally
7. 7King and Queen of Greece in USA
8. 8Her Majesty Opens Parliament
9. *Lifeboatmen Laid to Rest
10. *Colours for Red Berets

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Section Title

News from Home & Abroad

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Atom Sphere. DESCRIPTION: A giant steel sphere is being constructed near New York and the US Navy intends to test atomic submarine engines inside. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Sphere under construction. CU entrance to same. Shots of structure looking up inside. GV sphere.

Keywords

Science and technology; Navy; Engineering; Military; Nuclear energy

Locations

New York; West Milton

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

60025

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

35

Story extras:

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