Whaling Ship (1930)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Intertitle reads “Most romantic and arduous of all hunts, when boats were pulled and harpoons were thrown. Today, power driven ships with harpoon guns trail the world’s greatest mammal.“ Whaling ship at sea. Men working onboard. Intertitle reads ’There she blows’. A whale is seen swimming on surface beside the ship. Man fires a harpoon and whale is hit. Various shots of the men pulling the whale towards the ship. Intertitle reads “Merely as big as some ’Club’ catches.“ Various shots of the dead whale on the beach, crowd around it. 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),