Selected Originals - A-Bomb Power Aka Atom Bomb Test (1952)

Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story “A-Bomb Power“ - 52/46. Material for newsreel story - American voiceover American Title reads: - ’A-Bomb Blast Crumbles Buildings!’ Eniwetok Atoll, Marshal Islands, Pacific Ocean. GV. Aerial Eniwetok Atoll. SV. Aerial Eniwetok Atoll. Various shots of buildings designed to show impact of atomic bombs on all types of construction. Various shots of tanks being driven into position. Their armour is also to be tested by an atomic explosion. Aerial View of the Atoll. American military personnel look over dials and equipment. Man reads off countdown to explosion. Atomic mushroom cloud rises into sky. Various shots of the buildings being destroyed by the blast. (Quite impressive stuff) Technician looks at readings on dials. Another shot of the mushroom cloud. This material looks very dupey . FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMEN