Niagara Rescue

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1214A
Date Released
11 Sep 1952
Date submitted
Sep 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Niagara Rescue. DESCRIPTION: A party of police and firemen from Canada and United States recently rescued a man from the Horseshoe Falls in the Niagara River. SHOTLIST: GV Horseshoe Falls. VG shots of falls. CU swirling waters. Man clings to rock. Rapids - Rope thrown to man who catches same. People make human chain to drag the man in. Man dragged ashore and laid on ground.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
57785
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Niagara Rescue', British Movietone News Issue No. 1214A, 11 Sep 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18049 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)