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R33 Thrill

Series

Series Name
Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
745-2
Date Released
7 Dec 1925
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Lady Masters
  2. 2King Feisal Home Again!
  3. 3Winter’s Early Icy Grip
  4. 4R33 Thrill

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Tiny ‘plane launched from giant airship." R33 seen at mooring mast with aeroplane attached to its underside. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Preparations". The airship leaves the mooring mast. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "What will happen?". Long shot of the airship in flight. [4TH SUBTITLE]: "Dropping like a stone". The plane drops from the airship. [5TH SUBTITLE]: "The plane recovers". The plane flies in front of the airship. [6TH SUBTITLE]: "Gallant attempts to re-hook". The plane flies underneath the airship. [7TH SUBTITLE]: "The daring pilot". Close up.
Keywords
Aviation
Length of story (in feet)
105

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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