905 Feet High (1929)

New York, United States of America. Full titles read: “905 FEET HIGH - Final steelworks completed on Bank of Manhattan, World’s highest building. Our cameraman was there - of course !“ L/S of the large skyscraper (the Bank of Manhattan Trust building - now the Trump Building). M/S of workmen applying the finishing touches to the tower at the top of the building. M/S of man sliding along metal support (there is a shear drop beneath him). Several shots of men standing precariously on the edge of the building, a cameraman can be seen filming the action also quite near the edge. Various very good shots of the New York skyline. 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 Gaum