Liner Launched (1924)

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. Title: “LINER LAUNCHED at Hebburn Shipbuilding Yard - Hon. Elsie Mackay christens S.S. ’Tilawa’“. C/U of a bottle champagne being swung and smashed on the hull of the liner, the view of Elsie is obscured by a man standing in front of the camera. L/S of the liner sliding down the launching ramp into the sea. Panning shot of smartly dressed people on the platform, Elsie is holding a bouquet of flowers. 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 f