Pilot John Burns (1922)

Newcastle. Full titles read: “Our Pilots are the Finest in the World - Pilot John Burns swings the 919 [ton] giant Cunarder Berengana - with but a few feet to spare.“ Various L/S’s of the ship pulling out of Newcastle dock, it’s funnels puffing out large amounts of smoke. Tug boats pulling liner out to sea. L/S’s taken from the deck of the ship. Tugboats are visible as is a light house. C/U of Captain John Burns/ M/S of the crew. 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