Synopsis
This 1937 black and white travelogue film follows a Pan American flight to the Southern Americas. It is narrated by Edward Tomlinson. In 1929, Colonel Charles Lindbergh pilots his Spirit of Saint Louis plane loaded with air mail to South America. Mail is loaded aboard a Pan American Airways Boeing 314 Clipper; the cargo shown includes live baby chickens. Well-dressed passengers board the floating airplane, which taxis and takes off. The coastline of Miami is below. Passengers play cards at a table, read magazines, are served drinks by a steward, and smoke cigarettes ( 1:17 - 4:08 ). Shown are Havana’s capital building and the Malecon Boulevard with its USS Maine Monument. The control tower radios communicate with the pilots. The radio stations type weather reports ( 4:09 - 5:15 ). The plane lands at Kingston, Jamaica. A traffic policeman is passed by a trolley. Tumbling water falls are picturesque. Imported zebu cattle graze ( 5:17 - 6:38 ). The plane leaves for Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It flies over the French Cathedral and presidential palace. People ride donkeys past hand-turned lathes and a trimmer using bed springs as a base. Men fashion beams with a two-man saw ( 6:40 - 8:35 ). The plane heads for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Shown are the Columbus Tree, the Columbus Lighthouse Cathedral (who claim he’s buried there) with its bell tower, and the ruins of Diego Columbus Castle ( 8:37 - 10:51 ). The plane leaves for San Juan, Puerto Rico. The cockpit instrument…
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- Running time
- 33 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
- Internet Archive item
- 65064FlyingTheLindberghTrailVwr
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- Stock Footage