With Only Inches To Spare (1924)

Balboa, Panama. Title: “WITH ONLY INCHES TO SPARE! Thousands turn out to see . HOOD - the World’s largest battleship - successfully and gracefully make transit of the Panama Canal“. High angled L/S of a battleship squeezing through the narrow entrance to the canal, the decks are packed with sailors. M/S of the gigantic lock gates shutting in front of the battleship, the foreground a man is standing on the top of the gate. Various L/Ss of the battleship manoeuvring into the canal. Various L/Ss of the battleship coming to the end of the canal - vast crowds gather on the canal bank and lock side to watch the spectacular event. 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 histor