Flying Down To Rio - No. 4 (1932)

Titles read: “And now to complete our 5,000 mile journey. FLYING DOWN TO RIO - No. 4 - on board giant liner of the skies, the Graf Zeppelin.“ M/S of crewman steering wheel of airship. Map of South America showing the last stage of the trip. M/S of man giving out newspapers to passengers. Good aerial shots of the Brazilian coastline. M/S of waiter serving food to passengers. One elderly man holds ear trumpet to his ear. Aerial shots of large river below. Several mores shots of coastline and building. L/S of rock formation which the commentator says looks like a human face. Aerial shots of the town of Pernambuco. Several shots of workers hauling in the tow rope lines to moor airship to mast. L/S of the airship moored. Several shots of airship taking to the air again the following day. Various shots of the ship. M/Ss of views from cabin looking out over coast. M/S of man operating wheel. Aerial shots of wrecked ship below. L/S of mail plane. M/Ss of the crew. M/S of skyscraper in Rio De Janeiro. Several shots of the ship being moored. the passengers and crew look out of windows. Good L/Ss of the airship. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.