News Briefs: Toboggan Crash

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1238

Date Released

23 Feb 1953

Date submitted

17 Feb 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill’s Words to Farmers
2. 2Burma Club Opened
3. 3Film Executives Meet 3-D Professor
4. 4News Briefs: Toboggan Crash
5. 5News Briefs: Cooper’s Induction
6. 6News Briefs: Dog World News
7. 7Coronation Preparations

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Tobogganing Crash. DESCRIPTION: At Schliersee in Germany, the International Toboggan Championships with plenty of spills in the one-man events. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Start of toboggan race. Various shots of toboggans speeding along course, several crashes.

Keywords

Sport; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Germany; Schliersee

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

58591

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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