News in Brief: Shooting the Rapids

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1316
Date Released
23 Aug 1954
Date submitted
19 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1King Haakon Visits Queen Juliana
  2. 2Ten Years After
  3. 3Tension in Morocco
  4. 4Greek Demonstration
  5. 5India’s Independence Day
  6. 6News in Brief: Legion of Honour
  7. 7News in Brief: Model Grand Prix
  8. 8News in Brief: Flower Show
  9. 9News in Brief: German Show Jumping
  10. 10News in Brief: Shooting the Rapids
  11. 11The Queen Launches Southern Cross
  12. *Miss New Brighton

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 11
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wild Water Week. DESCRIPTION: A competition involving even more risk to life and limb was the International Wild Water Week on the Salzach River. SHOTLIST: LS of river. Shots of kayaks. CU of rider and kayak. Rider breaking paddle. Kayak turning over. Various shots of riders fighting the torrent.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats
Locations
Germany; Salzach
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
61659
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
48
Story extras:
Film clip

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