Operation Big Shot (1952)

1952 · Ephemeral film · 33 min · dir. Klaus Landsberg

• War

Watch now On the Internet Archive

Synopsis

KTLA makes the first telecast of an atomic bomb detonation. Klaus Landsberg led the engineering feat on short notice that established microwave links that had previously been considered impossible with existing technology. The station fed the coverage to the nation. The broadcast, fed to all three networks, was also notable in that it was fed via a 140 mile link - the longest ever attempted at that time.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director

Klaus Landsberg

Running time

33 minutes

Cast & crew

• KKlaus Landsberg Director
• SStan Chambers
• GGrant Holcomb
• BBill Welsh

More like this

• What You Should Know About Biological Warfare (1951)
• The Steel Ring (AA Defense of US) (1955)
• A Sharper Sword and Stronger Shield (1959)
• Occupying a Public Shelter (1966)
• Civil Defense Public Information (1966)
• One Week in October (1963)
• Family Fallout Shelters (1960)
• What to Do in a Gas Attack (1942)
• Life-Line of the Nation (1944)
• The Gardens of Victory (1943)