Snow Bikes

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1546

Date Released

19 Jan 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trouble in the Congo
2. 2Inspired by the Orient
3. 3Famous Ship Pays Off
4. 4Buses for Export
5. 5Boat on Stilts
6. 6Teenage Party
7. 7Desert Railway
8. 8Snow Bikes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snow Bikes. DESCRIPTION: Conditions were pretty good in Austria, when they held an international snow-bike race. SHOTLIST: Skiers climb incline. MS skier with snow bikes. MS skier cleaning snow bikes. SCU fastening snow bike. Skier on snow bike passes camera and travels down incline. Another same. MS snow biker is pushed on his way. MS passes camera. LS crashes and tumbles down then starts another ride. Snowbiker advances towards camera. MS then crashes and falls. Another same. Another same pan. Another same then starts on another try.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Motorcycling

Locations

Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

76049

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

65

Story extras:

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