A Great Attraction... And Free! (1928)

Full titles read: “A great attraction... & free! - 10-ton “Calcutta“ giant all-metal Flying Boat attracts crowds of M.P’s [sic] and public whilst moored on the Thames.“ Westminster, London. L/S of a seaplane moored on the Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament; a crowd of people look at it from the South Bank. Various shots of the plane and of a small group of men disembarking from the aeroplane and getting into a launch. 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