Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Water Skiing Experts Demonstrate Their Skill
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Skiing Experts Perform. DESCRIPTION: In Florida Dick Pope demonstrates that he doesn’t need skis to water ski. In Seattle, Willa Worthington, National Champion shows off some of her skills. SHOTLIST: KS Four men seated on stern on motor boat with their feet in air, skis attached to their feet. MS one man without any skis holds his feet up. Several shots of men water skiing with all lengths of skis. Shot of one man skiing without any skis. CU of his feet and spray as he is towed through the water. CU of the swimmer. The above is at Florida. At Seattle - Miss Willa Worthington displays various tricks on one ski over the water, holding on with her feet, turning round etc. Night shots of water skiers passing over water, lights give the effect of flying saucers.
- Keywords
- Sport
- Locations
- Florida; Seattle
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 48885
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 120
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Water Skiing Experts Demonstrate Their Skill', British Movietone News Issue No. 946, 21 Jul 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14546 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)