| A SURE FOOTING Woman Tightrope Walker Between NYC Skyscrapers | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6764 |
| Catalog #: | 434238 | |
| Clip Number: | 434238-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 207 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Balance | |
| Description: | A SURE FOOTING Stunts. Wild footage of woman tightrope walker in New York City. Woman dances on a tightrope suspended high above New York. New York, NY, United States Birdy is dressed all in white - hat; sweater; full fur-trimmed skirt; tights; & carrying a white lightweight umbrella. Shots from various angles & distances of Birdy on the tightrope 60 m above the ground: walking; balancing on one leg; pretending(?) to lose her balance; wobbling back & forth & almost falling to her death; then dancing. Finally a wide shot as she crosses the tightrope bouncing and doing high kicks! Skyscrapers in BG, in some tilt down shots can see street far below. MLS same: she bounces and kicks higher than her head, takes some steps backward & forward, sticks her leg out in back. Then she lifts leg to side, holds her ankle as she extends leg. Skyscrapers in BG, in some tilt down shots can see street far below. | |
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