No Snow for Skiing Championship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1076
Date Released
16 Jan 1950
Date submitted
13 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Colombo Conference (First Pictures)
  2. 2China News
  3. 3No Snow for Skiing Championship
  4. 4Germany Speeds Shipbuilding
  5. 5Present Parliament to End
  6. 6HMS Truculent Lost in Thames Estuary

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: No Snow for Skiing Champions. DESCRIPTION: Owing to the very mild weather snow had to be carried to the Olympic Ski Course at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Many first class skiers took part in the International Contest. SHOTLIST: KS. Elevated tilt up of stadium. No snow laying, so same is carried up the skiing slope & laid for international professionals. Various shots of same. Various shots of jumpers performing all landing perfectly, some falling after landing. From judges’ tower at top of run, GV of countryside.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Germany; Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Footage sources
Welt Im Film
Card file number
53068
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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