Winston Churchill views New York from the top of the Empire State Building.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 663.42
- Media URN:
- 4811
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 22/02/1932
- Sound:
- Sound
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:54:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:11:00 / 01:52:05:00
- Canister:
- 32/15
Unknown user says
"a man (probably American politician Al Smith)" - yes, that's Al Smith.
Further to the comment currently at the end of the shots list, Churchill's accident with the car hadn't occurred earlier in his stay, it had occurred during his previous visit to New York in 1931. The visit seen here to the Empire State Building was circa October 1932.
Unknown user says
"now happily recovered" possibly refers to the traffic accident churchill was involved in the previous year in December 1931. He was struck by a car in 5th Avenue while crossing the street.