To Succour Mountaineers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1069A
Date Released
1 Dec 1949
Date submitted
24 Nov 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Succour Mountaineering. DESCRIPTION: In the Bavarian Alps, twenty men of the German Mountain Security Service recently had an unusual assignment. Their task was to build a small hut on the Eastern side of the Watzmann peak. The idea was postponed when bad weather made the climbing too difficult. SHOTLIST: KS. MS tractor across snow. Men on tractor partially. Men then start climb of mountains, struggling with parts of pre-fabs. Various elevated GV of party making their way to the top. Fixing pre-fab, storing of same.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment
Locations
Bavarian Alps
Footage sources
Pathe
Welt Im Film
Card file number
52834
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'To Succour Mountaineers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1069A, 1 Dec 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16073 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)