News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue

Issue No.

372

Date Released

21 Nov 1929

Length of issue (in feet)

493

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Drumhead Service
• 2. Miniature TT Races
• 3. Tricycle Race
• 4. Wild Ducks
• 5. Airplanes Flapper
• 6. Launch
• 7. Parachutes from Airplanes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

NFTVA Silent News Films (1965): "A modern flapper: Denver (USA) inventor proves that at least one flapper is not so fast after all." A motor bicycle which has aeroplane wings attached and which makes an unsuccessful attempt to fly. (62 feet)

Keywords

Vehicles; Curiosities; Aviation

Length of story (in feet)

49

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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