WWII - 1945, USA Homefront: Son of Daredevil Rides Dad’s Barrel in Niagara Rapids. 08Jul45

WWII - 1945, USA Homefront: Son of Daredevil Rides Dad’s Barrel in Niagara Rapids. 08Jul45 Intertitle. 12:41:03 Aerials swirling water of Niagara Gorge & Niagara Falls. 12:41:13 Men help William Red Hill Jr. put barrel into water. Redhill gets into barrel, closes hatch. 12:41:26 Barrel into rapids w/ spectators on cliffs above far shore. Barrel bouncing out of sight. Seen bouncing down rapids. 12:41:54 Crowd of spectators & cars along roadside. 12:41:56 Redhill waves from barrel alongside boat. WW2; 1940s; Human Interest; Oddities; Daredevils; Dangers; NOTE: This was William Red Hill Jr’s first attempt to run the gorge below Niagara Falls in a barrel as his father had done. He again did it 06Sep48 but died on 05Aug51 trying to go over Niagara Falls when a cheaper version of the barrel came apart. His father never attempted going over the falls.