1952 - Color, Aviation Promotion: Overseas Run Pt. 1 of 2

1952 - Color, Aviation Promotion: Overseas Run Pt. 1 of 2 Written by Burton Benjamin; Edited by Sidney Katz. Directed & Photographed by Harry W. Smith. Produced by RKO-Pathe, Inc. 09:57:39 Spirit of St. Louis hanging in Smithsonian Institution. Pilot looking up & puts on cap. Footage of Lindbergh taking off from Roosevelt Field, bouncing down field. Crowds running to plane in Paris. 09:58:42 1952 Pan over Le Bourget airfield from control tower. Statue w/ dedication to Nungesser, Coli & Lindbergh. Model of Spirit of St. Louis beside modern TWA passenger plane. 09:59:18 TWA Constellation plane landing, several others land & taxi past or take off. 09:59:58 Travel agent in office talking (SoF) to older couple: “You see that’s the one I take...you can fly one airline all the way...” Points out on map various connecting routes of Trans World Airlines. 10:00:36 Montage: Travel brochure dissolves to Paris, France & Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees & traffic, Arc de Triomphe; Tuilaries gardens & Louvre, Place de la Concorde & Opera. Bookstalls & sidewalk cafes. 10:01:37 Travel agent & couple SOF. London, England & Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, Tower Bridge, Big Ben. POV in country. 10:02:00 Italy brochure. Rome w/ St. Peters, Colosseum / Coliseum, Roman ruins, Triumphal Arch, River Tiber, Swiss Guard. Venice w/ gondolas. 10:02:33 Madrid, Spain & parade. Bullfight. 10:02:49 Couple talking w/ travel agent about planes. Cut to airport & large Constellation being maintained, mechanics working on engines, men washing. Engines started & plane taxiing. 10:04:21 Woman: “I’d like to talk about something I know something about; how’s the food?” Chefs preparing food for flight. Steaks, deserts & meals loaded. Pilot arrives in parking lot, gets out & takes baggage out towards plane. Meets w/ crews who introduced themselves to camera including purser, hostess or stewardess “...single of course.” In flight dispatch office, facsimile machine & flight crew get weather report explained to them. 10:07:25 SOF Pilot explains to camera that the circle route is shortest distance, measures on globe. Animated diagram shows lows & highs turning & pulling plane along. Crews doing emergency drill prior to going to plane. US weather forecaster briefing. 10:09:27 View of plane on ground at Gander Newfoundland. Tank cars of train pulling w/ gasoline, weather balloons launched, Royal Bank of California, Gander Drug Store. Continued... Tourists; Tourism; 1950s Airlines; Post-WWII Traveling; Promotional Films; Post-WW2; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.