Pan Am Airlines Wings to Britain (1962)

Synopsis

This 1962 travelogue color film about Britain was produced by International Film Productions, Ltd. For Pan American Airlines and voiced by American actor Alexander Scourby. It’s 6:00 a.m. on Big Ben (1:04). The air traffic controllers (1:21) give instructions to a Pan American Boeing 707 Jet Clipper (1:24), with a view inside the cockpit (1:40-1:53) and the passenger cabin full of sleeping people (1:57-2:43). A steam locomotive (3:23) passes young children playing in creeks (3:38). A man greets a mailman on bicycle (3:59) and gets milk from a metal container (4:00). Welch salmon fishermen carry their boats to the water (4:35-5:00). Double-decker busses outside the British Railways Victoria Station (5:03) share the bridge with walkers (5:15). Some stone buildings have intricate carvings, including a crest (6:09-6:18). Roof rethatching continues (6:35). A bird’s eye view of villages is shown (7:24-7:35). A London corner’s advertisers include Coca-Cola, Schweppes, and Wrigley (7:52-8:02). A Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II waits (8:18). A Pan American sign advertises 57,000 completed Atlantic miles (8:35). A man gets a shoeshine (8:37) by a sidewalk chalk artist (8:41). Street vendors hawk wares (9:03-9:16). The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace occurs (9:30-10:52). The fountains of Trafalgar Square are relaxing (10:58-11:35) as are its parks (11:55-12:25) and boats (12:27). One passes Windsor Castle (12:43) as others glide on the River Cam past Cambridge University…

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Running time

28 minutes

Collection

Ephemeral Films

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