News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Shooting the Colorado Rapids
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 7 / 13
- Section Title
- News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colorado Rapids Shot By Intrepid Adventurers. SHOTLIST: The craft is tossed by the turbulent torrent, whirled on the crest and in the trough of wild waves, but it emerges at the end victorious, the first time any craft has done this at flood tide. Exploring Colorado Canyon CARD 33871 A party of explorers, including Movietone’s cameraman, travel up the Colorado canyon in a flat-bottomed, aero-engined boat belonging to Merle Emery. As they travel they see wrecked of previous expeditions which have failed to shoot Hell Diver Rapids. Good scenic shots.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Stunts; Accidents and disasters; Exploration and explorers; Scenery and travel
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 34142
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Alan Howland
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 55
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How to cite this record
'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Shooting the Colorado Rapids', British Movietone News Issue No. 482, 29 Aug 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9150 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)