American “Thoroughness“ (1928)

Full titles read: “American “Thoroughness“ - Cmdr. Byrd’s ’plane for Polar Flight flown 4,000 miles to frozen North of Canada and tested under conditions prevailing in antarctic regions.“ Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. M/S of Commander Byrd’s aeroplane landing on the snow; various shots show men working to fix some kind of ski-runners to the wheels of the plane. M/Ss of the plane taking off and soaring up in the sky. M/S taken from the window of the plane as we fly along. C/U of two men in the cockpit; one wears a fur-trimmed hooded coat; they look back towards the camera; one must be Commander Byrd. Another shot out of the window shows one of the ski-runners moving about in the wind. M/S of the plane landing on the snow. M/S of the two men from the cockpit standing outside the plane; one must be Commander Byrd. L/S of two sledges being pulled by huskies past the plane. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DO