6.5
Downloaded
2013
Airport (1934)
January 1, 193417mEN
7.5
2 votes
Overview
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
Director
Roy LockwoodTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Shell Film Unit
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CinemaSerf
6.0This is quite an enjoyable documentary to watch. The opening shot shows the raising of an RAF flag over a building described as Croydon Air Port then shortly afterwards balloons and a theodilite are used to ascertain the weather conditions (on an hourly basis) before aircraft operations can begin. Planes are rolled out from their overnight hangars for a detailed inspection then the mail is loaded, as are the passengers on planes called "Heracles", "Horatius" and the like. Some of the cargo is being routed as far away as Brisbane on Imperial Airways planes that seemed to consist entirely of com…
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