The Sterling Gun

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1342

Date Released

21 Feb 1955

Date submitted

14 Feb 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Shah’s Visit
2. 2The Hunter in Service
3. 3Turpin on Road Back
4. 4The Sterling Gun
5. 5Legation Incident in Switzerland
6. 6Carnival Time
7. 7The Sporting Scene
8. 8The Sporting Scene
9. 9The Sporting Scene

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sterling Sub Machine Gun. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s very latest weapon, the Sterling Sub-machine gun, was recently demonstrated at Dagenham, Essex. The new weapon is to be adopted by the British Army. SHOTLIST: KS CU of the gun being fired. GV of the guns in racks. Various shots of assembly. The gun being submerged in mud and then fired. The gun covered in ice and then fired. CU of a sea cadet firing. CU of two women firing. Targets being knocked down. CU of the gun being fired.

Keywords

Weapons; Military

Locations

Essex; Dagenham

Card file number

62881

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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