The Diving Padre

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1441A
Date Released
17 Jan 1957
Date submitted
15 Jan 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Diving Into the River Marne. DESCRIPTION: Abbe Simon, they call him the Flying Priest for he’s in the habit of high diving into the River Marne. Spectators pay about 2/- to watch, the proceeds being devoted to good works, sponsored by the Church. SHOTLIST: CU Abbe Simon. Crowds. Abbe Simon. Shot of climbing up a 115 ft platform. LS standing on top of platform. Crowd. Abbe Simon jumps off. LS diving towards the water. MCU diving into the water. Abbe Simon in water. Crowd. CU Abbe Simon.
Keywords
Curiosities; Fundraising; Religion and belief
Locations
France; River Marne
Footage sources
France
Card file number
69472
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Diving Padre', British Movietone News Issue No. 1441A, 17 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21433 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)