Synopsis
Panama By Air Reel 4 of the six reel film produced by Ray Duhem in 1914. Rob Fowler was the pilot and Duhem photographed the canal by air from Atlantic to Pacific. This reel covers the area from the Culebra Cut to the point where the plane runs out of gas (the propeller stopping is on the film) and comes down in Gatun Lake
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Details
- Running time
- 12 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0202_Panama_by_Air_Reel_4_21_48_14_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★ · Wee! Panama by air! · Spuzz · 2017-10-31
In Part 4 of a sure to be a riveting series, we see blurry, bland images of Panama while the canal was being built. About the only thing that is interesting about this film is the private dock the town of Colon built for itself. At the very end, quite by magic, the plane they were riding in gets into technical problems, instead of crashing to the ground, they make it out alive, oh happy happy joy.