News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: First Aerial View of Peruvian Andes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
502
Date Released
16 Jan 1939
Date submitted
10 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 12
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flight Over the Andes. SHOTLIST: For the first time in history the highest peak of the Andes, Mt. Huascaron, is flown over and filmed. Snow covers the peaks which give a wonderful picture of clouds and grandeur. Railway In The Peruvian Andes - CARD 35374 Movietone’s cameraman travels through the Andes on the highest standard gauge railway in the world. By the line-side are herds of llamas and the Tanasinga Glacier makes a wonderful sight. When a certain elevation has been reached oxygen is administered to the travellers.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Weather; Environment; Aviation; Railways; Landforms; Accidents and disasters; Animals; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35272
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
46
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: First Aerial View of Peruvian Andes', British Movietone News Issue No. 502, 16 Jan 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9593 (Accessed 30 Mar 2026)