Christmas Island Prepares

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1437
Date Released
17 Dec 1956
Date submitted
11 Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Christmas Island Prepares
  2. 2Venezuelan Enterprise
  3. 3Bigger Than Ever
  4. 4Switch on for Safety
  5. 5Syrian Parade
  6. 6IRA Outrage
  7. 7Golden Boys Home
  8. 8Suez - Latest Dispatch
  9. 9Sir Anthony Returns

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Island Preparations. DESCRIPTION: Far away in mid-Pacific, just North of the Equator, Christmas Island is today the centre of attraction for scientists and servicemen, who are busy preparing it as a base for Britain’s nuclear tests to be held next year. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Island. Aerials of same. CU signpost Welcome From Xmas Island. People lined up, group of little coloured children. Shots of sea various craft also landing craft. ‘Duck’ vehicles being landed on Island. Men directing operations. Cargo ship. Lorries and equipment driven ashore. Lorries and trailers driven through Island. Bulldozer ploughing down trees etc. pushing them along. Trees falling. Hastings aircraft flying over ships, into camera. CU air traffic control notice. Plane coming into land. Men getting out of same. British Forces Post Office, letters and parcels being sorted. Men working. Shots of buildings and machinery working. Men operating some sort of pump. Two men share drink. Congregation of men at service. CU of padre. CU of large cross. NAAFI sign. Men sitting at tables in the open under sun shades. Eating and drinking. CUs. Finish with motor boat across water.
Keywords
Weapons; Nuclear energy
Locations
Christmas Island
Footage sources
Ministry of Supply
Card file number
69175
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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