| FOR A WAGER OF 6,000 DOLLARS! (aka MAN JUMPS INTO SEINE) George Smythe - a mad Canadian - jumps from a bridge into the River Seine, with a canoe. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7538 |
| Catalog #: | 504475 | |
| Clip Number: | 504475-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 55 Y | |
| Timecode: | 02:00:07 - 02:01:42 | |
| Location: | Paris, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1930 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Leaps LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris LOCATIONS/EUROPE: River, Seine TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Kayak | |
| Description: | FOR A WAGER OF 6,000 DOLLARS! (aka MAN JUMPS INTO SEINE) George Smythe - a mad Canadian - jumps from a bridge into the River Seine, with a canoe. "Paris, France. For A Wager of 6,000 Dollars! George Smythe - adventurous Canadian - now canoe-ing to Rome - jumps from a Paris Bridge into Seine." Paris, France. George Smythe lifts kayak style canoe out of River Seine, he carries over his head. Long shot he climbs over the parapet of a bridge holding the canoe above him. Large crowds are watching from every available vantage point. Smythe leaps into the water and after being carried along in the current for a short while, climbs into his canoe. He canoes back to the bank, looking rather wet. Shot of him chatting with people. | |
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