A ‘Rapid’ Descent

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

882-2

Date Released

23 Jul 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Back to the Orient
2. 2Briton or Yank?
3. 3The Call of the West
4. 4Grimsby’s Fine Catch
5. 5'A Life on the Ocean Wave’
6. 6The Merry Monarchs
7. 7A ‘Rapid’ Descent
8. 8The Richest Prize of the Season

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

Jean Lussier goes over Niagara Falls in a sealed ‘rubber ball’, and survives.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Stunts

Length of story (in feet)

44

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Phone

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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