News in Brief: Roll Out the Barrel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1337
Date Released
17 Jan 1955
Date submitted
13 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
News in Brief
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Barrel Jump. DESCRIPTION: In New York State, the World Barrel-Jumping championship - on ice! SHOTLIST: KS Frontal shot of a skater leaping a long line of barrels. A competitor fails to leap over all the barrels and puts a foot into the last but one of these. Another side view of a similar failure. Front view of a man successfully leaping all the barrels towards the camera. Last close shot of a competitor sliding towards the camera with a barrel on his foot.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Stunts
Locations
New York; United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
62642
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
26
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News in Brief: Roll Out the Barrel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1337, 17 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19776 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)