| SWING HIGH SWING SURE Trapeze Acrobats on Very High Swings | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6784 |
| Catalog #: | 494787 | |
| Clip Number: | 494787-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 260 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Great Britain | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/CIRCUS: Entertainers | |
| Description: | SWING HIGH SWING SURE Slow motion footage of trapeze act. United Kingdom LS Team of trapeze acrobats perform on 2 very high swings outdoors, flipping from one swing to be caught by team member on other swing; US flag flying from pole beside trapeze. Closer shot in slow-motion shows one aerialist (who seems to have a bag over his head?!?!) swinging toward center, letting go, doing double flip, then catching hands of another aerialist hanging upside down on other swing. Next a similar trick but without the bag - this guy flips + turn more and is caught by his ankles! Cut to wider shot but still slo-mo. One aerialist hangs upside down, swings across, letting go at the highest point of his arc and catching on to hands of other aerialist. When they come swinging back, the bottom aerialist is let go - or shoved into the air- -where he does a 1 + turn twist then grabs the other swing which a team member on platform has let go at the right instant. He swings on to the platform. | |
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