Winter Sports - Spills and Thrills

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1080
Date Released
13 Feb 1950
Date submitted
9 Feb 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Winter Sports Spills & Thrills. DESCRIPTION: At Cortina, North Italy, the recent International Bobsleigh Championship was retained by America after a close contest with Switzerland. At St Moritz a new idea has been tried out with much success. Those who want the thrill of high speed over the snow on skis can now obtain it on the level - harnessed to a helicopter. SHOTLIST: KS. Bobsleigh speeding along snow track. Various shots of teams competing in the bobsleighing competition. One has a spill while taking a bend. Injured taken off. Above at Cortina. At Moritz - Various shots of skiers, being towed along snow by helicopter, shots taken from helicopter. Helicopter on snow.
Keywords
Sport; Aviation
Locations
Italy; St Moritz; Switzerland; Cortina
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53214
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Winter Sports - Spills and Thrills', British Movietone News Issue No. 1080, 13 Feb 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16207 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)