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Water-Skiing Has New Pull

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1879A
Date Released
10 Jun 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Journey into Memory
  2. 2Water-Skiing Has New Pull
  3. 3Shutting Out the Noise
  4. 4Working on the Railway
  5. 5Athletics - Simpson Mile is Games Highlight

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Skiing Has New Pull. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show a new advance in water-skiing. No boat is required - just a pair of skis at the end of a cable. It’s like an horizontal high-speed ski-lift, and is built by a Swiss company. It’s been installed on a man-made lake in California. SHOTLIST: MS to LS man skiing away from pier. TS man watching cable through wheels. LS pan man skiing. LS woman skiing. TS pan man skiing. MS man skiing away from pier. TS pan man skiing. MS man leaves pier and falls. MS woman leaves pier and falls. MS same.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
California
Footage sources
France
Card file number
89779
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:

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