Lovers’ Leap

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1517A
Date Released
3 Jul 1958
Date submitted
1 Jul 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lovers’ Leap - Paratroopers. DESCRIPTION: Up above Le Bourget Airport, near Paris, the parachute jumpers leaped from their planes. It was part of an international contest. Among the competitors were Colette Duval and her fiancé, Gil Delamare, and they preferred to go through it hand in hand. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot plane drops parachutists. CU people jump from plane. TS people falling from plane. Same. MS people board plane. CU girl and man board plane. GV inside plane putting on kit. CU man and girl looking down. TS looking down. TS jumping out. MS parachutists landing. MS girl looking round. MS man and girl kiss. CU man with black eye.
Keywords
Curiosities; Aviation; Competitions
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
74256
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lovers’ Leap', British Movietone News Issue No. 1517A, 3 Jul 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22466 (Accessed 23 Jan 2026)