News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1302A

Date Released

20 May 1954

Date submitted

May 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Exercise Run Aground
• 2. By the Way: Summer Fashions
• 3. By the Way: Journalist on Strike
• 4. By the Way: Frying Today
• 5. By the Way: A Tall Story
• 6. Bannister on Record
• 7. USA - Smash Hits
• 8. USA - Smash Hits
• 9. USA - Smash Hits
• 10. USA - Smash Hits
• 11. Aboard Britannia
• *Lord Mayor of Leeds with Koyli

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

10 / 11

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Motor Cyclists Hill Climb. DESCRIPTION: Motor cyclists in Idaho try to defy the law of gravity in a hill-climbing competition. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of men trying to climb hill of motor bikes. Some very good falls. One man is thrown right over his handlebars onto his head. Helped up. Seems none the worse for it.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Environment; Competitions; Motorcycling; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Idaho

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

61031

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

45

Story extras:

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