To Be Above Any London Fire! Aka To Be Above London’s Fires (1932)

Full title reads: “. Headquarters. To be above any London Fire! London Fire Brigade - World’s best. man & machine - try out marvellous new 100 ft all-steel British made turntable tower and escape.“ London Fire engine with long ladder and turntable drives past, bell ringing. Several firemen attend it wearing shiny brass helmets. The appliance comes to a halt and the firemen leap off. C/U fireman (wearing cap) operates controls of extending ladder. He picks up a telephone receiver and turns it round when he realises he has it the wrong way round. (At this point the voice over is saying that the London fire brigade is the best in the world). The ladder begins to move. Shots of the ladder tilting up and beginning to extend. M/S fireman at rear of appliance working the controls. The turntable it now moving round. Great shot, view from above the top of the ladder showing fireman climbing up and fire engine below him. M/S showing the ladder extending even further (looks quite odd). Shot from the top of the ladder showing fireman climbing up. (Sound track ends) Low angle shot from bottom of ladder, it is extended up the side of a fire tower. 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 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.