To Glide The Atlantic (1928)

Full titles read: “To glide the Atlantic? - Queer looking craft launched on the banks of the Seine.“ Paris, France. M/S of a small group of men and women standing on part of a new ship; one woman breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship to launch it. M/S of the ship moving into the water of the River Seine; it has 'floaters' either side of the main ship, a bit like a seaplane. Several shots of the craft on the river. It is then tethered at the quayside while a huge crowd of men (dockside workers, probably) watch. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Bri