Skating Everywhere

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1078A

Date Released

2 Feb 1950

Date submitted

30 Jan 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Raoc
2. 2The Newsreel Association Having Offered Equal Facilities to the Three Political Parties, Present in This Issue of British Movietone News an Interview with Mr Churchill.
3. 3India Celebrates Republic Day
4. 4Queen Mary’s Gift
5. 5Skating Everywhere
6. 6FA Cup 4th Round Spurs’ Victory
7. 7Spring Cruise
8. 8Duke Visits President
9. *FA Cup 4th Round Wolves V Blades
10. *Student’s Rag Glasgow

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cold Snap Brings Out Skaters. DESCRIPTION: Wimbledon was one of many places where sliders and skaters got busy during the recent cold snap. One of our cameramen was also busy filming the scene, but working on thin ice proved disastrous. SHOTLIST: KS. GV skaters on pond. Various shots of skaters, one into & over camera. Couple performing on the ice. Skaters towards hole in ice. Stops before reaching same. Couple in water, where ice has broken. STILL - David Samuelson getting out of water after falling in.

Keywords

Weather

Locations

Wimbledon Common

Card file number

53150

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Camera

George Richardson

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

86

Story extras:

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