An Icy Berth (1917)

Great Lakes, United States of America. Boats and ships; disasters. The SS Indiana completely stuck in ice on the great lakes; USA Shot of the ship; a passenger /cargo steamship; caught fast in chunky snow-covered ice of the frozen lake; while snow blows in air. Next a very cool looking LS of man walking / slipping & stumbling across the ice and snow toward the bow of the ship; dark clouds stream from smokestack; and a tug sitting ineffectually at the side. Closer shot: the man reaches ship and starts to climb ladder. Winter; storm; freeze. 415 B 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
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