“Better Be Sure Than Sorry!“ (1933)

Full title reads: “’Better be sure than sorry!’ The ’Indianapolis’ Uncle Sam’s latest cruiser tried out for structural weakness, by gunfire.“ United States of America (USA). Warship USS Indianapolis at sea. Various shots of the cruiser. Shots of the battle cruiser firing her guns. Signs of damage caused by concussion of guns. N.B. Very confusing story - not clear what is going on here. MD. 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 websit
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