The Lighter Side: Wot, No Feet?

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1482

Date Released

28 Oct 1957

Date submitted

11 Oct 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Fire and Flood
2. 2Precision Parade
3. 3Bridge Collapse
4. 4On Target!
5. 5Herring Fair
6. 6The Lighter Side: Farmyard Fashion
7. 7The Lighter Side: Wot, No Feet?
8. 8The Lighter Side: Micro Motor
9. 9The Lighter Side: She’s a Learner
10. *The Prince in Sheffield

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 9

Section Title

The Lighter Side

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hand Walking Artist. DESCRIPTION: Siegfried Waslberger, walked over 200 miles on his hands, from Salzburg to Vienna. He did to to raise money to start a gymnastic school, but all the money he got went on expenses. SHOTLIST: Various shots of Salzburg artist Siegfried Waslberger 33, walking on his hands through cobbled streets in Vienna. Shots of his brothers collecting money from onlookers. Various shots of the three brothers and onlookers.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Curiosities; Fundraising; Performing arts

Locations

Vienna; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

71868

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

38

Story extras:

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