| PICETTE NO. 5 - CHIMPS CHAMPS & CHUMPS record a performing chimps, making movies, flea circus, tightrope walking etc. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7384 |
| Catalog #: | 488523 | |
| Clip Number: | 488523-9 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
| Timecode: | 01:57:19 - 01:58:21 | |
| Location: | Various | |
| Year Shot: | 1948 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Misc | |
| Description: | Alps of Southern Germany. Harry Davies walks across a tightrope which spans a ravine. He holds a long balancing pole and carries a table and chair. A group of people watch the stunt from a high rock. Top shot of four people watching (two look through binoculars) on a snowy mountainside. Harry sits on his chair at the table and takes tea with a sheer drop of a mile below. C/U of backs of spectators heads. Harry brushes crumbs off the table with the scrunched up tablecloth. M/S of Harry as he begins a walk across the tightrope. He then lies down on the rope and does the "dying fly". Man takes his photograph. He then runs along the rope at some speed. Spectators applaud. | |
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