Stunt Man Flirts with Death

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1258
Date Released
13 Jul 1953
Date submitted
26 Jun 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stunt Man Flirts With Death. DESCRIPTION: Arnim Dahl, a German, apparently sees a future in stunts, though any second might well prove to be his last. He specialises in jumping from the highest crane available into the Elbe. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Along motor highway man does stunts on top of fast moving cars, Arnim Dahl. Gets into tyre and rolls down cliff into sea. At Hamburg clambers up crane and jumps into River Elbe. Jumps through warehouse door and through plate glass into river far below.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment
Locations
Bremen
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
59304
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stunt Man Flirts with Death', British Movietone News Issue No. 1258, 13 Jul 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18629 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)