Aerial Feat Without Wings. Daring Cyclist Loops the Loop and Nose Dives into the Water. Watch the Switchback

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

885

Date Released

15 Sep 1919

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Aerial Feat Without Wings. Daring Cyclist Loops the Loop and Nose Dives into the Water. Watch the Switchback
2. 2Limbless Soldiers Swimming Tournament at Brighton
3. 3Modern Eve in Sussex Eden. Gathering the Apple Crop for Covent Garden Market
4. 4Lord Allenby in Paris. The Field Marshal Goes to France to Confer upon Eastern Affairs
5. 5International Seaplane Race at Bournemouth for the Jacques Schneider Trophy and £1,000
6. 6The Signing of the Peace Treaty with Austria at St Germain

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

Cyclist pedals down switchback run leading to pool and sails through air before hitting water. Repeated, photographed from different angles and backwards.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Stunts; Cycling; Newsreels

Library number GR

3233

Length of story (in feet)

46

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Film Archive

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