The Scoop! (1931)

A giant dredger is seen at work in Argenta in Italy. Various shots of the machine dredging up mud from the bottom of a river. C/U showing the buckets drawing out the mud. L/S of the dredger tipping out the mud as the buckets reach the side of the conveyor belt. “Like a giant caterpillar crawling over the earth - and always busy.“ Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 672. 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 Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.