The Lighter Side

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1315
Date Released
16 Aug 1954
Date submitted
9 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Water Skiing. DESCRIPTION: At Silver Springs, Florida a Summer sleigh ride in the sun. At Winter Haven, water wizards perform in the national water skiing championship. In Atlantic City, the Great Frederico, with an elastic rope between his teeth proves he’s a human yo-yo. SHOTLIST: Various shots of skiers. CU of skier doing slow motion. Various tricks in slow motion.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
United States of America; Florida; Atlantic City; Winter Haven; Silver Springs
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61580
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Lighter Side', British Movietone News Issue No. 1315, 16 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19443 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)