Sports on Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1049
Date Released
11 Jul 1949
Date submitted
4 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Skiing Capers. DESCRIPTION: In America they now go further than skiing on water, they actually perform acrobatics on skis. Another way to enjoying oneself - trying to fight against the fast rapids of one of America’s waterways. SHOTLIST: KS. MS skiers in action. Various shots of water-skiing, also performing acrobatics on skis. Several (about eight) standing on one anothers’ shoulders. SLIP PAN competitors enter fast running waters, elevated GV rapids, several shots of men in canoes passing along the rapids, almost lost to view. Men on horseback rescue one who sinks. MS rapids with winner coming through same.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
Florida; Cypress Gardens
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52206
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sports on Water', British Movietone News Issue No. 1049, 11 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15827 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)