Caught By The Camera No. 52 (1935)

Full titles read: “CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA - NO 52“ M/S of the young Madeleine Mackenzie operating a short-wave radio in Brisbane in Australia. The commentator says that she is the “the youngest certified radio operator in the British Empire. M/S’s of Madeleine, 12, appearing to use a device to tap out a Morse code message. Good C/U of the young operator. Good L/S’s of the skyscrapers in New York in the United States of America, The Chrysler building can be seen in the background. The camera pans from right to left to reveal a lady working on a roof garden on the top of a skyscraper. C/U of a cabbage and a tomato plant. M/S of the young women holding up some of her prized vegetables. Several shots of a cross country motorcycle race near Budapest in Hungary. L/S of a competitor riding his motorbike round a sharp corner and colliding with a tree. M/S’s of other speeding through a small stream. Various more shots of the competition in progress. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLI
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