Water is Wet!

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1722

Date Released

4 Jun 1962

Date submitted

30 May 1962

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Is Wet!. DESCRIPTION: The heavy Spring snow melting in the mountains resulted in unusually high water levels which made conditions for kayak racing very difficult. Before long, competitors were making the traditional schoolboy discovery, that water’s not only wet - it’s cold too!. Now to Vienna, and a show jumping competition. Plenty of thrills, and like the kayaks, some spectacular spills! SHOTLIST: Key scene. (2 shots) No 10 in race. MS No 54 and 55. (2 shots) No 3. MS No 27 out of boat. MS No 27 same. MS man throws rope to man. MS another. Propeller. MS horse and rider over fence. MS another. MS horse throws rider into water.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weather

Locations

Czechoslovakia; Vienna; Austria

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

84455

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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