• Short Summary

    Skilled workers fixing propellors to the liner Normandie, the first ship to exceed 1,000 feet in length, the first French Liner to compete for the cherished 'Blue Ribbon'.

  • Description

    SLATE INFORMATION: NORMANDIE FITS 'PROP' They were made in England. Skilled men fix four 23-ton screws to the 'Queen Mary's' rival.

    FRANCE: St. Nazaire:

    Big gen. side view of 'Normandie', top view travel shot..arft of ship. Semi top view of propellors. Long view and semi view of workmen fixing propellors. Gen. top view of propellors fixed. Ground gen. view of Normandie.

    Sound Effects: Off-stage voice describes workmen fixing Normandie's propellors.

    Ships and Boats; France
    Background: Skilled workers fixing propellors to the liner Normandie, the first ship to exceed 1,000 feet in length, the first French Liner to compete for the cherished 'Blue Ribbon'.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    VLVA90BCXMVRFWBXB5STJJT7VIRU2
    Media URN:
    VLVA90BCXMVRFWBXB5STJJT7VIRU2
    Group:
    Reuters - British Paramount Newsreel
    Archive:
    Reuters
    Issue Date:
    28/03/1935
    Sound:
    Unknown
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:39:00
    Time in/Out:
    /
    Canister:
    N/A

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