Waterman (1949)

Waterman live-saver. Charing Cross Bridge, London. Various shots of Bob Woods rowing in a boat but making no progress, his purpose is to be on hand in case workmen fall off Charing Cross bridge, he cannot be anchored because he has to be quick off the mark if they do. He gets his break when the workmen go to lunch. Bob settles down with sandwiches and a flask. FILM ID:1265.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.