Titles read: "And now to complete our 5,000 mile journey. FLYING DOWN TO RIO - No. 4 - on board giant liner of the skies, the Graf Zeppelin."
M/S of crewman steering wheel of airship. Map of South America showing the last stage of the trip. M/S of man giving out newspapers to passengers. Good aerial shots of the Brazilian coastline. M/S of waiter serving food to passengers. One elderly man holds ear trumpet to his ear. Aerial shots of large river below. Several mores shots of coastline and building. L/S of rock formation which the commentator says looks like a human face. Aerial shots of the town of Pernambuco.
Several shots of workers hauling in the tow rope lines to moor airship to mast. L/S of the airship moored. Several shots of airship taking to the air again the following day. Various shots of the ship. M/Ss of views from cabin looking out over coast. M/S of man operating wheel. Aerial shots of wrecked ship below. L/S of mail plane. M/Ss of the crew. M/S of skyscraper in Rio De Janeiro. Several shots of the ship being moored. the passengers and crew look out of windows. Good L/Ss of the airship.
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