Comet Flight (1952)

Comet flight to Africa. London - Johannesburg. M/S as the Comet aeroplane taxis and takes off. C/U of pilots in cockpit, one is Captain Wormersley. L/S as plane flies over clouds, C/U of the wing. M/S as pilot looks at his watch. Aerial L/S of Rome. L/S of St. Peter’s. M/S of two Italian policemen. M/S as Priest leaves Vatican and nods to Swiss Guard who is on duty outside. M/S girl smelling the blooms at a flower stall. L/S Spanish Steps. Aerial view of the river Tiber. C/U pilot inside, C/U wing. M/S as hostess serves cigarettes to two male passengers. L/S of African countryside below. M/S inside a jeep driving through the Livingstone Game Reserve, M/S ostrich. Various shots of animals there including bison, giraffes and gazelles. C/U as zebra sticks his head in the window of the jeep. M/S mist rising from Victoria Falls, camera pans to the Falls. L/S of river flowing. Various aerial views of the Falls with the mist and steam rising from them. C/U passenger inside, L/S of Falls again.