To Test The Channel (1926)

Kent. Title: “To test the Channel, Miss Mille Grade, the American Swimmer, practising at Dover for attempt to emulate Capt. Webb’s Feat“. M/S of Grade on the beach, Dover Castle can be seen in the background. She removes her sweater, under which she wears a swim suit. C/U of Grade pulling on her swimming cap. Panning shot of Grade wadding into the sea. Panning shot, taken from a moving boat, of Grade swimming in the sea. Similar shot in C/U. C/U of Grade on the beach. 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 conten