CU. Swiss flag on top of mountain. Various shots of the great mountain peaks, curvy roads, monastery and small town in Swiss Alps. Various shots of the buildings, shops, traffic, streets, monuments etc. Various shots of a lake. Various travelling shots, from car, along country road and entering a small town. More shots of great lake surrounded by mountains. More shots of the mountain peaks, villages, stream, curvy roads, cars travelling, woods, caves, waterfalls, etc.
Cataloguer's note - very good footage, very poor grading.
This material constitutes offcuts/out-takes for the British Motor Corporation's film "Escape from Toil", the finished article of which can be seen in clip 1223.05.
The monastery referred to in the shots list, (seen between 0:06 and 0:12), is the Madonna del Sasso, a sanctuary and church in Orselina, above Locarno.
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jamied says
At 0:27 we see shots of the Matterhorn.
At 0:38 we see shots of the Stockalper Palace (Stockalperpalast), in Brig.
jamied says
This material constitutes offcuts/out-takes for the British Motor Corporation's film "Escape from Toil", the finished article of which can be seen in clip 1223.05.
jamied says
The monastery referred to in the shots list, (seen between 0:06 and 0:12), is the Madonna del Sasso, a sanctuary and church in Orselina, above Locarno.