Whoopee! (1930)

“Hold tight, please. We’re going aloft for forty seconds on the whirl’em round, and whizz ’em down - !“ L/S of a big wheel fairground ride. Low angle shot of the ride as it turns. Footage shot from the big wheel as it moves around - a bit disorientating. Shots of the crowd below and of other rides seen from the big wheel. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 654 or 653. FILM ID:900.2 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 website.