To Walk on the Water

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1683A

Date Released

7 Sep 1961

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Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Walk on the Water. DESCRIPTION: Mankind may be reaching for the stars, but the simple matter of walking on water seems to have been overlooked. Somebody thought up this kind of solution to the problem: first, you have to fit the propulsion units to the buoyancy units. Then, off to the office by water! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man fitting propulsion units. MS hands fitting same. MS man blowing up unit. MS man in suit and bowler hat with large floating skis on his feet walking on water. MS same. LS man going along river on floating skis talking to two people on the bank. LS four people with floating skis on crossing river. MS man and woman doing same. MS legs with aquaskates on. MS man with same on. MS woman in swimsuit with aquaskates on but using sticks (like skiing on water).

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Curiosities

Locations

Maidenhead

Card file number

83091A

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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