Aquitania From Coal To Oil (1920)

Newcastle to Liverpool. Intertitle: “THE ’AQUITANIA’, the Mammoth Cunard Liner - now converted from coal burning to oil - beats her own record in trial trip“. Various L/Ss of the impressive liner coming in to dock. Point of view shot from the deck of the ship funnels and the quayside. . from ship, of men standing on the quayside, pan to industrial docks. . of the bow of the Aquitania as it docks. Various panning shots of the docks from a boat. Various C/Us of four men walking on the deck of the Aquitania. M/S of smoke coming out the ship’s funnel. High angled L/S ( taken from the deck of the liner?) of three tug boats. High angled M/S of a crowded deck - three people in strange costumes are entertaining a bunch of sailors and passengers, one is dressed as King Neptune. The costumed people throw two men into a makeshift swimming pool made from a sail. Point of view shot of boats in the harbour from deck of liner. More L/Ss of the liner. More shots of tug boats taken from the
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