ATV Today: 01.04.1974: Stunt Girls

Summary

Report by Chris Tarrant on the group of stunt girls formed by Leicestershire promoter Joe Weston-Webb who recently advertised for performers.

Year:

1974

Duration:

0:06:32

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Interview with Joe Weston-Webb about the massive response to his request for girls to form a troupe. Interviews with the women who are being trained about the appeal of the job and their backgrounds. We see the women riding motorcycles including jumping a ramp whilst one performer lies underneath, practising the human cannonball, 'chariot riding' by hanging onto the back of a car with a rope (falls off) and finally a demonstration of mud wrestling in which Tarrant joins in.


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

The women all wear 'Moto-Bird' T-shirts. Weston-Webb's previous stunt outfit were called the 'Destruction Squad'.