French Searchlight (1914-1918)

World War One. Belgium or France (somewhere on Western Front). French Army soldiers installing a large searchlight. Shows crew moving large light up a hill; turning it around. C/U front of the searchlight; a few men are adjusting it, one man kneels on ground talking into a field telephone. Night shot of man silhouetted in front of the searchlight, the light is on and bulb cover opened like a door. He then closes the door; screen goes black. Modified WPA record. 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 19