Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Stunt Pilots of the Air

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1024
Date Released
17 Jan 1949
Date submitted
13 Jan 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Tommy Handley’s Last Journey
  2. 2Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: US Secretaries of State Old and New
  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Winston Churchill on Holiday
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Rome Police Thank You Gifts
  5. 5Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Stunt Pilots of the Air
  6. 6Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Memorial Window to Battle of Britain Pilots
  7. *Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Duke of Edinburgh at Bradford

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stunt Pilots of the Air. DESCRIPTION: At Miami, one man stands on the wing of a looping plane. Another performer descends to earth as a bat, the parachute opening just before he reaches the ground. SHOTLIST: KS Over camera - trails of planes performing over heads of crowd. Bi-plane loops the loop with man tied to the wings - standing up. Crowds looking up - cut-in. Man as a bat flutters to earth, his parachute opens, only a few hundred feet from the ground. Man hitting the ground & parachute still carrying him across the ground.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts
Locations
Florida; Miami
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
51317
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:

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