Making the Best of Winter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1131
Date Released
5 Feb 1951
Date submitted
1 Feb 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Making the Best of Winter. DESCRIPTION: Near Grenoble, the recent world championship for two-man bob race was contested by five nations. In Bavaria, they’ve been trying out a new sport called ski-bob, which is a race on a combination of ski and sled with handle-bars for steering. At the Ice Stadium, Garmisch, Canada beat Germany at Ice Hockey by 8 - 3, on the last day of the Winter Sports Week. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV of snow covered mountains & countryside. At Grenoble, two-men at start of sleigh, rear person jumps on, sits down heavily. Various shots two-men bob-sleigh along course, also travelling shot on one of the sleighs. Various shots of sleighs travelling at speed. Finish of race & sleigh turns over. In Bavaria, various shots of persons on ski-bikes racing on course, various people racing, individually. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, players (ice hockey) into arena, bearing flags of various countries competing. Match between Canada & Germany. GV snow falling on rink. Attendants pushing snow off ice. Various shots of play. Canadians score a goal. Canada win 8-3.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Winter sports
Footage sources
France
Germany
Card file number
54954
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Making the Best of Winter', British Movietone News Issue No. 1131, 5 Feb 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16926 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)