THIS DIGIBETA VERSION HAS BEEN MADE FROM THE PRINT - VERSION ON TAPE *PM1164* WILL PROBABLY BE BETTER QUALITY AS TAKEN FROM THE NEGATIVE.
Mlle. Marise Daspie is the holder of the Women's World Endurance Flight Record. She flew non-stop for 26 hours and 46 minutes.
M/S of Marise wearing an aviator's helmet and goggles standing front of the propeller of a plane, she smiles and laughs. C/U of Marise. L/S of her pouring petrol out of a large can and into another container. L/S of her plane being prepared for flight. M/S of her climbing into the cockpit.
"And truly feminine - and attractive - in spite of her strenuous flying." C/U of Marise as she sits in the plane laughing and waving. Plane swings past camera and takes off. Low angle shot of the plane in the sky.
Was item in Eve's Film Review issue 452 or 432.
Note: Pathe got Marise's name wrong in the title of this film. This is actually Maryse Bastie - JH.
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.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.