Mr Santos Dumont (1922)

Paris, France. Full titles read: “MR SANTOS DUMOUNT - famous Air Pioneer - takes part in Balloon Race for the Aero Club Grand Prix.“ L/S’s of hot air balloons being inflated ready for lift-off. C/U of two men in bowler hats (one could be Mr Santo Dumont). Various shots of balloons taking off. L/S’s of crowds of people watching. M/S of Cameramen operating hand cranked cameras. M/S of man in basket of balloon, other men are holding the basket to the ground. 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 en