Bathing Beauties Get Wet

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1422
Date Released
3 Sep 1956
Date Other
Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Soviet Athletes Call It Off
  2. 2Miss Great Britain
  3. 3Bathing Beauties Get Wet
  4. 4Cyprus - The Truce Ends
  5. 5A Royal Holiday
  6. 6Russian Go Home
  7. 7Parachute Champions
  8. 8Police Tattoo

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bathing Beauties Get Wet. DESCRIPTION: Bathing beauties played their part in the inauguration of a fine new swimming pool near Innsbruck. The pool is equipped with an under water restaurant. There was a diving contest between Austria and Czechoslovakia. It was marred by an accident. SHOTLIST: Shot of bathing beauties at the bottom of the water slide. Girls in water through hoops. Girls swimming underwater. Several shots of people eating in the underwater restaurant whilst the girls are seen swimming underwater through the window. Slip pan to diving contest. Various shots of girls diving. Shot looking up to Eva Farhoffer jumping up to dive and as she turns to dive she hits her head on the diving board and falls into the water. Crowds. Eva Farhoffer on side of the pool holding her face.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Women
Locations
Innsbruck; Austria
Footage sources
Austria
Card file number
68046A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
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