Warner Pathe #23

Duration: 800 ft.

Year Published: 1954

Creator: Warner Pathe

Complete Record: 1. 84th Congress convenes with a Democratic majority, Senators George, Clements, and Johnson. Eisenhower makes State of the Union address in his third year of presidency, Nixon behind him applauds. Steps of Capitol, Washington D.C. 2. Coast Guard rescues sinking fishing boat. Vs. rowboats, sinking fishing vessel. 3. Canadian cameraman lives with Eskimos. Vs. living in igloos, chopping frozen seal meat. 4. P.T.A.’s new headquarters in Chicago. The Eames family tours the facilities, and meet various directors and magazines. Vs. mailroom, library, etc. 5. New suits are made with electric lights to help landing planes (Bizarre!) New missile jet. Submarine nautilus, first atomic sea vessel is launched. 6. Tour of fish aquarium in Holland. Vs. hermit crab, ray, sharks (including Tiger Shark), Angel Fish and pilot fish, sea horse, sea turkey, sea turtle, kissing fish, archer fish, microphone in aquarium / tank allows sounds of the fish. 7. An airliner leaves Bournmouth England for 1200 mile aerial geography tour with views of The Alps, Rome, Athens, Saudi Arabia, (pilots balance cigarettes on their ends to demonstrate the stability of the plane) Taj Mahal, Singapore, and Australia to land in Melbourne. Cockpit. Clouds. 8. America wins Davis Cup for Amateur Tennis Championship in Sydney, Australia. Vs. tennis action, disheartened Australian fan reaction shots, playing doubles, Prime Minister Menzes. Large crowd reacts with CUs on faces. 9. Col. John Paul Stapp rides and flies out of rocket-powered vehicles which go up to 632 mph to simulate a plane crash in order to study medical effects. 10. Tour of astronomical sites at Mount Hamilton Lick Observatory. Vs. sidereal time clock, telescope being manipulated, model demonstrates new giant telescope. Mount Wilson Observatory outside Pasadena. Photographs being taken of the sun, The Hooker Telescope. Cal Tech’s Hale Telescope. Full Size Hale Telescope on top of Mount Palomar, school children visiting the observatory, vs. space, planets, aerial views of observatories. Galaxies. Saturn. Moon. Astronomy.