Skating Everywhere

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1078A
Date Released
2 Feb 1950
Date submitted
30 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cold Snap Brings Out Skaters. DESCRIPTION: Wimbledon was one of many places where sliders and skaters got busy during the recent cold snap. One of our cameramen was also busy filming the scene, but working on thin ice proved disastrous. SHOTLIST: KS. GV skaters on pond. Various shots of skaters, one into & over camera. Couple performing on the ice. Skaters towards hole in ice. Stops before reaching same. Couple in water, where ice has broken. STILL - David Samuelson getting out of water after falling in.
Keywords
Weather
Locations
Wimbledon Common
Card file number
53150
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
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'Skating Everywhere', British Movietone News Issue No. 1078A, 2 Feb 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16182 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)