Mountaineering Mounties

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1690A

Date Released

26 Oct 1961

Date Other

Oct 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Southampton - Hovering On
2. 2Mural in Steel
3. 3Mountaineering Mounties
4. 4Beadniks
5. 5Essex - It’s Her Station
6. 6What Language!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mountaineering Mounties. DESCRIPTION: Mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies has been growing in popularity, which inevitably means more accidents and injuries. And that’s where men of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police come into the picture. Together with National Park Wardens, they undergo rigorous training in rescue work. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV the Rockies. MS man swings on the Pendulum Traverse. MS another. MS same. MS two men climbing along rock face. MS another. CU peg in rock face. CU man’s feet. MCU man puts hook into rock. CU same fixes rope onto rock. MLS climbers on rock face. LS pan mist around peaks of rockies. MS rescue team. MS same. MS man is lowered on cradle. CU new cable. LS cable being lowered. LS same. MS cradle coming to other side. MS Mountie. MS Mounties help man from cradle.

Keywords

Education and training; Police

Locations

Canada; Rocky Mountains

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

83352

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

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