In Caverns Deep (1931)

The Grotto of Han-sur-Lesse in Belgium is featured in this story. L/S of men walking along a river bank holding flares. Inside the caverns the flares light up the caves. Various shots of the men walking through the caves “Like an army of super glow-worms on the march.“ The tourists then take a trip on the underground river. Small boats are propelled through the caverns, smoke from the flares fills the caves. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 678. Note: flash-frame intertitles. 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)