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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