Fifty Miles on One Wheel

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1768A

Date Released

25 Apr 1963

Date submitted

15 Apr 1963

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Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fifty Miles on One Wheel. DESCRIPTION: Monsieur Delsol a Frenchman out to set a new world-record for unicycles. To exceed the distance of forty six kilometres set by a German. He did exceed the forty six kilometres and went on, in spite of protests from his muscles, and blisters where no blisters ought to be. After eight hours and eighty one kilometres, he collapsed. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Monsieur JC Delsol starts riding his unicycle (2 shots). MLS same over bridge. Same out of town and into country (2 shots). MS same takes food. MS cow in field. TS Monsieur Delsol riding. MS sign on road. MS rider round corner. CU wheel of bike. Monsieur Delsol through streets. MS same collapses in street. MS same being picked up. MCU Monsieur Delsol. Monsieur Delsol set a new world record for unicycles: 8 hours and 81 kilometres.

Keywords

Vehicles; Records

Locations

France; St Jean d’Angely; Royan

Footage sources

France

Card file number

86434

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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