Beau Jet! (1933)

“And a very fine jet, too, is the one this new Paris Fire Brigade can fling to the sky“ M/S of a group of firemen preparing their fire engine. There is a large hose on top of the fire engine which is lowered into the Seine. Low angle M/S of two firemen attaching a pump mechanism (?) to the fire engine. C/U of part of the machinery of the jet hose. Man winds a circular handle. C/U of two firemen operating the jet. “Two hundred and sixty feet throw a “beau jet“ indeed“ L/S of the men directing their hose into the sky. L/S of the hose in operation - Notre Dame Cathedral seen in the background. Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 655. 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