Will It Come To This (1933)

Titles read: Will it come to this Just as ocean liners carry lifeboats for use in extremity, will the airliners of tomorrow carry this kind of automatic life saver United States of America. M, S of some men standing around a biplane; one of them shows us a new lifesaving contraption for use in emergencies on planes. It involves a chair swinging out of the back door of the plane; as the chair is released from a metal arm, it activates a parachute and the person sails down to earth. We then see the invention being demonstrated in midair Several men come out of the back door of the plane in flight and drift down to the ground; two are seen coming out in slow motion. One man s chair gets stuck for a moment, but eventually he is released. FILM 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