At Home & Abroad: New York

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1352A

Date Released

5 May 1955

Date submitted

2 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1At Home & Abroad: Leamington
2. 2At Home & Abroad: The Hague
3. 3At Home & Abroad: New York
4. 4At Home & Abroad: Tel Aviv
5. 5At Home & Abroad: Brescia
6. 6At Home & Abroad: Lisbon
7. 7At Home & Abroad: Cannes
8. 8At Home & Abroad: Vienna
9. 9At Home & Abroad: London
10. *Rugby League Cup Final

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Section Title

At Home & Abroad

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bridge Jumper. DESCRIPTION: On New York’s Queensboro Bridge, a Finn, called Samuel Rompane, was a big attraction for the cameras when he went clambering about - high over the East River. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Finn (Samuel Rompane) climbing and jumping over the bridge. Workmen tie him up. being lowered.

Locations

New York; United States of America

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

63439

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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