She Flies Through the Air

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1355A

Date Released

26 May 1955

Date submitted

24 May 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Dock Strike
2. 2Chelsea Flower Show
3. 3Congo Celebrations
4. 4She Flies Through the Air
5. 5The Derby
6. *Scotland Defeats Austria
7. *First Mayor of Castleford

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helicopter Trapeze Act. DESCRIPTION: Madame Andree Jan, from Paris, recently came over to entertain people at London’s Festival Gardens. At the top of a 40 foot pylon, she had a rendezvous with a helicopter, before performing a trapeze act. SHOTLIST: Madame Andree Jan walks to the tower. Climbs tower. Helicopter hovering over the tower. Scenes of the helicopter and trapeze act. Girl landing. CU of the girl and two men.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Stunts

Locations

London; Battersea Park

Card file number

63618

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

51

Story extras:

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