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Meet the Bang Boys

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2037
Date Released
17 Jun 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Design for Export
  2. 2Price of the Past
  3. 3Safe in Britain
  4. 4Meet the Bang Boys
  5. 5Dragons Are Lucky

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meet the Bang Boys. DESCRIPTION: The men who research high-risk explosive materials for the Services and Industry have developed some cunning techniques for handling them by remote control. SHOTLIST: GV Waltham Abbey - Branch of Ministry of Technology. MCU sign Ministry of Technology Establishment. CU remote controlled arms handling explosive materials. MS man working mechanical hands. CU ditto. CU mechanical hands at work. MCU apparatus for use with explosive material. CU ditto. MS model railway used to carry explosive material. MS man working controls of railway. MS train on turntables. CU part of control panel. MS model train. MS from inside testing bay of flap opening. MS train entering testing bay. MCU inside as train enters testing bay. MLS bomb is lowered into lake. CU man looks into viewer. MLS bomb exploded.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weapons; Railways; Science and technology; Explosions
Locations
England; Essex; Waltham Abbey
Card file number
93632
Credits:
Commentator
Franklin Engelmann
Camera
Pat Mohan
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:

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