Other titles:COMMANDER BRIGGS COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Amateur film shot by Commander Robert Briggs featuring naval scenes in the Caribbean.
Description: Part One. (B&W) "Atlantic crossing": HMS Dragon running swiftly in choppy seas. "Drills at Bermuda": an awning is rigged over the quarter deck. "Towing HMS York": HMS York is seen astern. "Weighing anchor by hand". "Testing fire extinguishers". "Estrelita": motor boat alongside HMS Dragon; mess scene with officers in formal dress. "Sailing and speed boat races". "Commander Graham sailed alone from England". "Front Street Hamilton", "Golf at Bermuda": B&W and colour shots of golfing. The remainder of part one is in mixed B&W and colour, showing holiday activities around the West Indies, including Jamaica, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Grenada, with footage of bathing, Commander Briggs playing with a monkey, and "the Duke and Duchess of Kent arrive on their honeymoon" by flying boat.
Part Two. Montreal, with a shot of a newspaper article about a ship sunk in collision with HMS Dragon. "In the St Lawrence". "Children's Party at Halifax". "At Newport for the America Cup races". "Mr Sopwith's 'Endeavour'". "Mr Vanderbilt's 'Rainbow'". "USS Minneapolis": mid shot of USS Minneapolis as HMS Dragon passes. "Boring an oil well 2 miles deep". "Alabama". "Ship open to visitors". "A race versus USS Seneca". "Havana - the Hotel Nacional". "Miami". "Palm Beach, Florida". "Goodbyes at Norfolk, Virginia". "Nassau - Bahamas". "Aquatic Sports".
Alternative Title:COMMANDER BRIGGS COLLECTION [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
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Object_Number:MGH 1931
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1935
Production Country: GB
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 631 ft; Running time: 26 mins
