Flying Down To Rio - No. 2 (1932)

Titles read: “And now to continue our journey - FLYING DOWN TO RIO - NO. 2 - on board the giant liner of the skies, the Graf-Zeppelin.“ Aerial shots of the hills of the West African coast. Map showing the next stage of the route. Aerial shots of large liner in the sea below. M/Ss of passengers playing cards and draughts. L/Ss of Cape Verde (?). Aerial shots of the sea below. A man reads newspaper in the rest room. M/Ss of cabin on board the airship. M/Ss of the crew at work in the navigating room. L/S of sunset. M/Ss of people sitting round table having breakfast. Interior shots of the hull of the ship. Several shots of the metal framework. M/S of engine. M/S of man climbing up from ’car’ outside the ship. “A further instalment of out unique air voyage - NEXT WEEK.“ FILM ID: 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.
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