| MR J HIGGINS 54 yr Old Man's Jumping Stunts | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6715 | |
| Catalog #: | 372561 | |
| Clip Number: | 372561-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 50 | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:48 - 01:25:09 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Leaps LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK SPECIAL EFFECTS: Slow Motion | |
| Description: | MR J HIGGINS Former world jumping champion John Higgins remains a wonderful jumper despite his 54 years. (translated from French language titles.) An elderly stuntman performs some incredible jumps - some seen in slow motion. CU Higgins. LS Higgins jumps over a line of 5 folding chairs, then gives another hop at the end. Slow-motion of HIggins jumping the chairs. Next, H. does a combination jump: first he jumps onto a table, then over a stack of chairs on another table. Slo-mo repeat. Next, H. jumps over some more folding chairs, but this time there is a double candlestick on the last chair; he puts out the flames w/ his feet on his way over!! Slo-mo of this, cutting to CU at the moment he extiguishes the candles. For his final trick, H. does a running jump, landing first on the table, then jumping over a woman who holds a bowl of water over her head; he intentionally gets his feet wet during his jump. Slo-mo of same. | |
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