Skiing Through Flames

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1281
Date Released
21 Dec 1953
Date submitted
15 Dec 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Siamese Twin - The Survivor
  2. 2New Year’s Eve Preparations
  3. 3Christmas Tree by Helicopter
  4. 4Heated Street
  5. 5Skiing Through Flames
  6. 6Australian News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skiing Through Flames. DESCRIPTION: For the opening of the Winter sports season at Bear Mountain, New York, straightforward ski-jumping was too easy for the experts, so they devised something different in the form of a flaming hoop. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Competitors lined up. Night. Various shots of skiers down ‘run’. Huge hoop of flame on ‘run’. Skiers jump through same. GV down illuminated ski run.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Fires; Stunts; Ceremonies
Locations
New York; Bear Mountain
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
60221
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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