Downhill Spills

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1551
Date Released
23 Feb 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Downhill Spills. DESCRIPTION: Here, at Garmisch in Germany, some of the finest skiers on the world’s worst course are competing in a downhill slalom race. SHOTLIST: Pan skier in the air (key). Pan skier passes camera. Pan another same (5). LS to CU same crashes. Same crashes. LS skier crashes. LS to CU same. Same pan to others on ground.
Keywords
Sport; Winter sports
Locations
West Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
76340
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Downhill Spills', British Movietone News Issue No. 1551, 23 Feb 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22888 (Accessed 27 Jun 2025)