Pensioner on a Tightrope

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2372

Date Released

18 Nov 1974

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 69 Year Old Tight Rope Walker - Colour. DESCRIPTION: Winds up to 30 mph, blow across Clapham Common, as World Famous, Karl Wallenda walks the high wire. 69 years old Wallenda made the walk in aid of the world starving millions. SHOTLIST: SV Karl Wallenda trying out balancing pole in front of cameramen. SV Mary Chipperfield’s Big Top Circus. LV pan Karl being taken up on crane. LV Paul Kavanagh zoom in hanging from hook of crane just to film for Movietone. LV Karl just starting from crane, to walk on rope. GV ditto showing height. SV Karl on tight rope angle shot ditto. SV cameramen on ground. LV Karl does a head stand on rope. SV groundsmen holding guide rope, angle shot Karl on rope. LV Karl nearing end of walk, shot from underneath of Karl on rope. SV 2 women watching. LV Karl reaches crane at other end. SV crowd. SV Karl walking on ground with man.

Keywords

Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Fundraising; Stunts; Older people; Performing arts; Cameramen; Newsreels

Locations

London

Card file number

74/297

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Paul Kavanagh

Length of story (in feet)

108

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