Now, Girls Get Fired

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1506
Date Released
14 Apr 1958
Date submitted
10 Apr 1958
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Circus - Girls Get Fired. DESCRIPTION: A giddy girl, on a trapeze in New York, sets the scene: for a big blast, with a difference. Two girls, who wanted to be big shots: they were seen being fired from a cannon. SHOTLIST: MS flying trapeze girls. MS girl swinging on trapeze. MS cannon on lorry. MS girl climbs into cannon. Different angle same. CU same. MS cannon. MS girls fired from cannon. Girls in safety net.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Women; Weapons; Stunts
Locations
New York; United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
73393
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Now, Girls Get Fired', British Movietone News Issue No. 1506, 14 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22323 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)