News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

163

Date Released

18 Jul 1932

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The King Inspects Men of His Fleet
• 2. Empire Marksmen Compete at Bisley
• 3. British Delegation Leaves for Ottawa
• 4. Paris Turns Out for a Nautical Day
• 5. US Acrobat Risks Death for Stunt

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Acrobat Risks Death for Stunt. DESCRIPTION: Flying over Philadelphia, Earl Bach swings and sways on rope ladder thousands of feet up. SHOTLIST: Swinging and swaying on rope ladder from plane. Shot from plane of him hanging by his feet. Shots of plane over countryside banking with Earl Bach hanging below with one hand. Climbing up ladder. Shots from another plane of him climbing onto wing of plane. Back seated on wing of plane.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Stunts

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1913

Length of story (in feet)

70

Story extras:

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