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The Story of Modern Airline Transportation (1930)

1930 · Short film · 21 min

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This black & white film was used to promote AMERICAN AIRWAYS, which was formed in 1930 and in 1934 was renamed American Airlines. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of the production is 1934 (or 1933) due to statistics shown towards the end of the film. Title card: Fly American! A Presentation of American Airways, Inc., The Story of Modern Airline Transportation, The Movement of Man- Mail- and Merchandise through the skies (:06-:33). Footage of an airline flying through the sky. A man who is interested in flying talks with a representative in an American Airways office although there are alternatives to purchasing tickets: through a hotel porter, Western Union, a Post Office, over the telephone, with an American Airways limousine driver, and travel agents. When you are ready for your flight, you will be picked up by an American Airways limousine and taken to the airport (:33-2:07). At the airport, it is bustling with planes, cabs, limos, and people. You might see a Hollywood Actress who travels as well as other interesting people. A grandson talks with his grandfather. It takes an organization to make an airline - it takes 10 men to keep 1 man in the air. People come and go in the airport. Government approved planes fly from Canada to Mexico (with the US in between), 65 major cities, dependable, day and night in all kinds of weather (2:07-3:52). Montreal and Brownsville, TX (the gateway to Mexico) are possible destinations. Downtown…

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Running time
21 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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