Dare-Devil ‘Chute Jumping’

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1085A
Date Released
23 Mar 1950
Date submitted
20 Mar 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: Handkerchief Drill
  2. 2Princess at Ideal Home
  3. 3Irish Guards Celebrate Their Half Century
  4. 4Anglo-French Naval Exercises
  5. 5Scotland Win Calcutta Cup
  6. 6Daring Roof Performance
  7. 7Dare-Devil ‘Chute Jumping’

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Parachute Acrobatic Jumping. DESCRIPTION: At El Centro, California the US Naval Auxiliary Air Station puts on a great show. Breath-taking delayed jumps are made for some of the most thrilling motion pictures ever filmed. SHOTLIST: KS. Aerial - formation five planes flying over camera. Parachutist jumps from plane - slow motion descends to earth with smoke flares burning from his feet & hands; suspended on two small parachutes, he later releases large parachute and makes a safe landing. MS of him landing on the ground. Aerial - parachutist jumps - slow motion - parachute fouls for several thousand feet, cuts same away & releases another, floats down to earth & lands smoothly.
Keywords
Aviation; Navy; Military
Locations
California; El Centro
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53423
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
159
Story extras:
Film clip

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