| EXCELSIOR Man Climbs Flagpole | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6721 | |
| Catalog #: | 373303 | |
| Clip Number: | 373303-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 69 | |
| Timecode: | 01:27:44 - 01:29:17 | |
| Location: | New York, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Aerial (Tightrope, High Wire, etc) ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Climbs LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York | |
| Description: | EXCELSIOR! Vertiginous footage of a man climbing up a flagpole for a bet. He stands on the top - scary. Wide shot man climbing a flagpole on top of domed building. Title frame says Wall Street. Shot from high up (a higher rooftop?) looking out over city; smoke coming from chimneys. Pan to focus in on the flagpole where the man is climbing. A bit closer shot of same - now can see what he is doing, which is painting the flagpole! LS from above looking down at the pole painter --don't know how they got this shot Can see tiny pedestrians and cars below. The man is using ropes and is sitting on a board like a window washer and swinging around the pole as he paints all around it. He seems to be on his way down, painting behind him. Shot from ground level looking up at the man perched on the top of the flagpole on the dome. MLS looking down at the guy as he climbs up and sits on the very top, spreads his arms out to sides, w/ cigarette dangling from his lip!- -great shot!! | |
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