Snakes Alive

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2022
Date Released
4 Mar 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ten Ton Girl
  2. 2World Title on Ice
  3. 3Aqua Bike
  4. 4Nonsuch Replica
  5. 5Snakes Alive
  6. 6Giant in Skirts

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snakes Alive. DESCRIPTION: John Weimann sets a world record in South Africa, spending 72 hours in a pit of poisonous snakes. But his record is immediately challenged by David Field - who shares John’s apparent disregard for danger. SHOTLIST: GV crowd around snake pit in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. MS John Weimann giving commentary through microphone about the snake he is holding. MCU poisonous snake. MCU John Weimann shows fangs of poisonous snake. MCU board showing record attempt time. MS pan John removes snake from under tarpaulin. MCU people watching. MS John lying on camp-bed, he removes snake from his legs. MCU sign Transvaal snake-park. MS pan David Field jumps into snake pit in Transvaal snake park. MCU poisonous snakes. CU David removes tree-snake from tree. LAS cobra snakes in tree. MS pan David removes cobra from tree. LAS cobra snakes in tree. MS David washing his hands in pool, he removes cobra from pool.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Records; Stunts; Animals
Locations
South Africa; Port Elizabeth; Transvaal
Footage sources
France
Card file number
93291
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
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