Bantam Pack - Speed Crazy 1950

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Various locations. c 1950

Slow motion footage of speed boat performing jumps. Tricks and stunts are performed. A group of men and women are pulled through snowy streets by rope attached to the back of a car.

Shots of the ski slopes. Very fast downhill skiing. Woman skier. C/U of stopwatch...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
93531
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:03:25:00 / 01:06:09:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3477.02
Issue Date:
1950

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