Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "Pathe Drops in on Paris" 53/74.
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Helicopter on South Bank site. Pilot. Helicopter and crowd. Equipment into 'copter'. Helicopter and crowd. Baynes watching customs. Helicopter ticking over. Baynes with camera. Evening Standard officials. Helicopter ticking over. Helicopter taking off pan as it passes along Thames. Helicopter and crowd. Pilot at controls. From helicopter as it takes off. London air view. Countryside from air. English coast line from air. French countryside from air. From helicopter, about to land. Helicopter over Paris. Helicopter landing. People leaving helicopter. French pressmen. Baynes, pilot and French officials. Pilot shakes hands with official. Customs checking papers. Crowd around helicopter at South Bank. Thames and Houses of Parliament from air. Air view, Tower Bridge. Air view, English countryside. Pilot at controls. Flying over Croydon airport. Controls of helicopter. Pilot at controls. Crossing English coast. Pilot at controls over sea. Ship at sea. Sea shot. Approaching French coast. French countryside. Pilot reading map. Controls. Pilot reading map. Controls. Countryside.
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