Light - Today & Yesterday (1930)

Intertitle about the blessing of sunlight and the healthy open countryside. Landscape - panning shot showing farm and fields. Intertitle reads: “In Germany, giant buildings are being erected to utilise to the full, light and air.“ L/S of a large municipal building. Various views of the modern structure. “The old streets and narrow turnings of bygone days may be picturesque, but sunlight and air had a tough struggle to find a footing.“ Low angle shot of a dark alley between tenement buildings. Various shots of dark built up areas. “Today, these Temples of light and air are taking shape in modern, farseeing communities. High angle shot of lot of modern buildings - probably offices - in front of the building seen earlier. Various shots showing details of the buildings. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 627. 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.