The Lighthouse (1933)

“No stormy waves beat upon its base, for this is an air beacon built on top of Mont Afrique, near Dijon, Central France...“ L/S of the strange looking lighthouse. A man walks around the side of a platform half way up the lighthouse. “Two thousand feet above sea level, it stands, a guide to night aeroplanes...“ Man climbs right up onto the roof - looks scary. “Eight great multiple lenses and countless prisms are used to concentrate the light into rays...“ C/U of lighthouse keeper checking the light. The light turns. “And this flashing light - one thousand million candle power - is visible in clear air up to three hundred miles.“ L/S of the light as it turns in the darkness. Closer shot of the turning light. C/U low angle of the turning light. The keeper is visible standing on the platform as it turns. Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 634. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING