British Shipbuilding Is Bucking Up Cuts (1926)

Full title reads: British Shipbuilding is bucking up. S. S. Andulasia, one of 5 to be launched within 5 months for Blue Star Line launched. Birkenhead, Merseyside. M, S of a woman smashing bottle of champagne against ship s hull. L, S of immense ship sliding down slipway into sea. L, S of ship as it sails out to sea, two pilot tug boats following her. There are lots of bits in debris in water in foreground. Cuts, out takes start at 01:46:21. M, S of the woman holding trophy with ship s captain, a group of people stand alongside them on deck of ship representatives of Blue Star Line They give three cheers. M, S of man and woman posing with trophy cup. M, S dignitaries on deck, including a mayor. C, U of man in trilby. More shots of pilot boats tugging ship out to sea. Otherwise, shots are same or similar to those in edited bit of item. FILM ID:636. 2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND