Succession of selected shots presenting California: mountain peaks, oil rigs, hors drown tram, swimming pools, cheer leaders, 'wild west ' reconstruction. Cut to aerial shots of Los Angeles.
Pan American plane lands at Los Angeles airport - this is where the adventure starts. Various scenic shots of the town, street scenes, modern buildings, palm trees, wide streets, wide American cars. Chinese Theatre, footprints and signatures of stars (Cary Grant's among them).
Various scenes from China Town - which is not different from the China Town in San Francisco - claims voiceover. Shots of San Francisco's China Town. Cut to Golden Gate park - exotic trees and plants, creeks, flowers everywhere.
Nice shot of the most crooked street in the world. Cut to Fisherman's Wharf - great looking crab stall. Very brief shot of famous Haight-Ashbury - heart of the hippy movement. More scenic shots of San Francisco. Few shots of Alcatraz and Golden Gate bridge.
Beach of Monterey looks fascinating. Seals are seen enjoying a swim and sunbathe - and girls too. Succession of shots of beaches. Cut to long beach and houses of millionaires. Follows a nice long shot of the houses of the stars at Beverly Hills.
In Hollywood, cruise through Universal studio shows the tourists where and how the films are made. Visitors are even allowed to visit film set and see the scene of church burning being shot.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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