London To The Cape - A Film Record Of F.… 1931

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A documentary tracing F. Roy Tuckett's solo flight from London to the Cape, South Africa.

Reel 2. Tuckett stays with a friend Mr John Carvery on his coffee plantation. M/S of his friend's pet dog and monkey. C/U of the two sitting together. Aerial shot of the plains as Tuckett goes on a hunting...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny/Virginia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
91319
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:36:56:00 / 01:43:45:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3303.07
Issue Date:
1931

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