Sky Hook

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1672A
Date Released
22 Jun 1961
Date submitted
19 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sky Hook. DESCRIPTION: Adrift, but help is on the way! Down comes a special rescue kit which contains the most important items, a compressed air tank and a plastic balloon. The survivor just blows it up and attaches himself to the cable. Then, the balloon goes up, and a plane swoops down a sky hook. The balloon is automatically released, and the lucky survivor’s taken aboard the rescue plane. This demonstration is a new American idea for fishing a man out of the sea. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS man in dinghy. GV rescue kit dropped. LS man in dinghy beginning operation. LS same. LS plastic balloon blown up. LS balloon rising. MS man in dinghy. LAS plane swoops down with sky hook. LS man hauled up by hook. LS same interior of aircraft. LS man pulled into plane. CU interior same. MS man congratulated.
Keywords
Safety devices
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
82695
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sky Hook', British Movietone News Issue No. 1672A, 22 Jun 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24154 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)