“Hard Luck, ’smithy’!“ (1931)

Full title reads: “Heston. ’Hard Luck, ’Smithy’!’ Air Commodore Kingsford-Smith famous Australia-England airman - safely here after gruelling flight.“ Heston, Middlesex / Greater London. Crowd gather round small biplane on the airfield. Very dark shots - presumably of Charles Kingsford Smith speaking to press and crowd about his flight. N.B. These shots may need to be re-graded before use. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé w