Operation Teapot

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1347A

Date Released

31 Mar 1955

Date submitted

24 Mar 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1FA Cup Semi-Finals
2. 2FA Cup Semi-Finals
3. 3And Now - Floods!
4. 4A Personal Helicopter
5. 5Life-Saving Test
6. 6Egypt Hoists Her Flag
7. 7Russian Seeks Asylum
8. 8Operation Teapot
9. 9Franco Receives US Envoy
10. 10Belgian Riots
11. *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Airdrieonnians V Celtic
12. *FA Cup Semi-Finals - Clyde V Aberdeen
13. *France V Wales - Rugger

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Operation Teapot. DESCRIPTION: Volunteer members of American armed forces took part in the recent A-Bomb explosion at Yucca Flats, Nevada. SHOTLIST: Shot of the troops taking up their positions in the trenches. The explosion. CU of the heads of the soldiers as they are lowered to minimise the effect of the blast. The troops leave the trenches. Geiger counters test their uniforms for radio activity and brooms are used to brush off any atomic dust.

Keywords

Weapons; Nuclear energy

Locations

United States of America; Nevada; Yucca Flats

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

63141

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

51

Story extras:

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