Floating Gin Palace (1968)

London. Crowded deck of Britain’s only coal burning paddle steamer, “Ryde“, Tower Bridge in background. Man shovelling coal into fire. People on a deck are served gin. Good shots of Tower Bridge as the boat steams under it. People on a deck are all dressed up in Edwardian clothes, they eat jellied eels, drink gin and even have Pearly Kings - several shots of them eating eels. Several nice shots of the boat on River Thames passing Greenwich. After so much gin, one is ready for a party - not with Edwardian music though, not so great for dancing. Succession of shots of people dancing, having a good time. 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 (19