High Wire Thrills

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1097A
Date Released
15 Jun 1950
Date submitted
8 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British Ministers See Malaya in Close-Up
  2. 2Indo-China Also Has Rebel Trouble
  3. 3Marshall Aid Parade
  4. 4World Citizens Get a Lift
  5. 5High Wire Thrills
  6. 6Golf - A La Danny Kaye
  7. *Reservists Enact Realistic Battle

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Wire Thrills. DESCRIPTION: High wire walkers have been performing a hundred feet above the Hudson River at Palisades Park. For these artists, walking is far to simple. SHOTLIST: KS Acrobats walk up steps to high wire. Acrobat takes small child up with him & seats him on platform. Four acrobats perform cycling trick on wire, one turning somersault in mid-air. Ditto in slow motion. Cut-in of audience looking up from ground. Shot of performance with New York skyline in background.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
New York; United States of America; Palisades Park
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53872
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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