A Million Volts (1931)

“Bigger and better sparks... to test the bigger and better insulators needed for new high voltage lines all over Europe - some of the gear.“ Interior of an electricity generating centre. Various parts of the equipment are seen in C/U. We see a million volts being unleashed. In the dark we see the sparks spidering out. Short segment - incomplete. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 673. 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