Downhill Spills

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1551

Date Released

23 Feb 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Peace for Cyprus
2. 2That Tax Must Go!
3. 3A Pinch of Salt
4. 4Dairy Show
5. 5Rescued from Rising Waters
6. 6Downhill Spills

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Downhill Spills. DESCRIPTION: Here, at Garmisch in Germany, some of the finest skiers on the world’s worst course are competing in a downhill slalom race. SHOTLIST: Pan skier in the air (key). Pan skier passes camera. Pan another same (5). LS to CU same crashes. Same crashes. LS skier crashes. LS to CU same. Same pan to others on ground.

Keywords

Sport; Winter sports

Locations

West Germany

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

76340

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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