To Succour Mountaineers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1069A

Date Released

1 Dec 1949

Date submitted

24 Nov 1949

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Christmas is Coming
2. 2World Trade Union Get Together
3. 3Smuts Departs
4. 4Service Posters - Old and New
5. 5To Succour Mountaineers
6. 6Ship Breaks in Two
7. 7Wedding of Queen’s God-Daughter
8. 8Princes Sees Cathedral Relics
9. 9Yuletide Fun for the Kids

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Succour Mountaineering. DESCRIPTION: In the Bavarian Alps, twenty men of the German Mountain Security Service recently had an unusual assignment. Their task was to build a small hut on the Eastern side of the Watzmann peak. The idea was postponed when bad weather made the climbing too difficult. SHOTLIST: KS. MS tractor across snow. Men on tractor partially. Men then start climb of mountains, struggling with parts of pre-fabs. Various elevated GV of party making their way to the top. Fixing pre-fab, storing of same.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Environment

Locations

Bavarian Alps

Footage sources

Pathe
Welt Im Film

Card file number

52834

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

95

Story extras:

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