Flirting With Death (1921)

Item title reads - Flirting with death. Where a moment’s hesitation or the slightest slip means eternity. America. A man hangs upside down from an aeroplane on a rope ladder. L/S as he does handstands on the front of the aeroplane, L/S of him sitting on the tail fin. Intertitle - ’Horrified spectators recently saw film star meet tragic fate through losing grip in similar stunt to this.’ He stands on the wings and passes under the aeroplane, L/S as he grabs hold of the frame of the other aeroplane and climbs on. M/S as he climbs up. M/S as he sits on wing, takes his helmet off and smiles at the camera. 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