The Looper (1933)

Titles read: “The Looper. Most flyers have looped the loop - but here’s the super-looper - he uses a glider to make this record!“ United States of America. Captain Russell Holderman prepares his glider for a flight at an airfield. The glider is towed into the air by a plane. We then see various shots of Captain Russell looping the loop in the air. A crowd of people watch from the ground. Commentator says Russell does a consecutive string of 35 loops, breaking the former record of 17. 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