Operation Doorstep (silent)

Description: "The effects of an atomic explosion on two average frame houses are shown in Operation Doorstep, film story of the atom firing at Yucca Flats, Nevada during the March 17 civil defense demonstration.
Produced by Byron, Inc., in cooperation with the Federal Civil Defense Administration, the film shows the preparation necessary for such a project, and the combined efforts of television, newsreel and radio facilities to bring home to Americans the importance of being prepared in the event of atomic war."
This version includes "Prologue to Operation Doorstep," probably produced later and added to main film, and contains many images that have become emblematic of the Cold War-era nuclear weapons testing program.
"Effects of Atom Bomb Are Shown in Byron's "Operation Doorstep.""
Business Screen Magazine, 1953, No. 4, Vol. 14, p. 34. archive.org/details/businesss1953creenmav14rich/page/326/mode/1up
See NBC Trade News from March 11, 1953 for additional information about the media coverage of Operation Doorstep atomic tests: archive.org/details/nbctraderelease1953nati_1/page/n121/mode/2up
Can states: "B/W F.G. Master Pos. Pix + need TRK"; "OPERATION DOORSTEP"
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Subjects: 1950s, Cold War, Military, Nuclear weapons
Tags: Nevada Test Site; NTS; desert; staging old cars at test side; anthropomorphic test device; KTLA television remote van; radio antennae; 16mm cameras; 35mm cameras; loudspeakers; soldiers; mannequin family; staged mannequins; mannequin toddler; dummies dressed as suburban family; registering and tagging movie cameras; "Joint Test Information Office" sign; "U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Proving Ground Mercury, Nevada" sign; Main Street sign; press gathering at model house; wristwatches; preparing for atomic test; soldiers in foxholes; mushroom clouds; safety goggles; gas masks; nuclear explosions; mountains; helicopters; radiation testing; shattered windows; newspapers; person filming; person with camera; simulation manikins; newspaper headlines; timelapse of house exploding; emergency preparedness; nuclear safety; environmental destruction; atomic bomb flash; flames rippling over house; post-blast damage
Film Sponsor: U.S. Federal Civil Defense Administration
Creator: "Byron, Inc."
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Contributor: Prelinger Archives
Source Collection: The Archives Project, Prelinger Archives
Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive
Production Date: 1953-03-17
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Geographical Location: USA; Nevada; Mercury, Nevada; Nevada Test Site; Nye County, Nevada
Genre/Form: government, military
Language: eng
Rights: Film bears copyright notice at tail: "Copyright MCMLIII by Byron, Inc." Not in Catalog of Copyright Entries 1950-59. No renewal shown in online Copyright Office records.
Film Format: 16mm film
Element: finegrain master, positive
Color: b&w
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Sound or Silent: silent
Film Soundtrack Type: mos
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Frame Rate: 24 fps
Length (feet): 421