Made for the home market in the late 1920s and released by Kodak as part of their Kodascope film library, this collection of silent newsreels show the end of Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 trans-Atlantic flight and his “goodwill tours” of Belgium, England and Mexico. The first segment “Lindbergh’s Triumphant Arrival in Paris”, released by William J. Ganz Co., (:15) starts with a view of Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, France. At :44, searchlights illuminate the sky as Paris awaits Lindbergh’s arrival. At 1:13, pandemonium as crowds break through security and rush to greet the Spirit of St. Louis. At 1:22, Charles Lindbergh poses with the plane. At 1:45, on the following morning, Lindy is shown at the U.S. Embassy in Paris and at 1:59 at the Aero Club. At 2:56, French President Doumergue decorates Lindy with the Legion of Honor. At 3:29, Lucky Lindy is seen again with the Spirit of St. Louis. At 3:47 a Kinograms newsreel begins, entitled “Lindbergh’s Triumph”. The film includes added shots of Le Bourget, the U.S. Embassy, the Legion of Honor ceremony, etc. At 4:16, it shows Lindbergh visiting the mother of French aviator Nungesser, who was killed attempting to win the Orteig Prize. At 4:25, Lindbergh is shown on one of his “goodwill tours”, visiting Belgium and England. At 4:32, Lindy flies to Brussels. At 4:42 he arrives at Evere Field. At 4:57 Lindy visits Belgium’s tomb of the unknown soldier. At 5:07, Lindy visits the Royal Palace. At 5:15, Lindy lands at Croydon where an enormous crowd greets him. At 5:48, Lindy is shown at the U.S. Embassy in London. At 6:08, Lindbergh is seen arriving back in the United States on board the cruiser USS Memphis. At 6:32 the ship arrives at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. At 6:56 Lindbergh is reunited with his mother. At 7:16, Lindy travels down Pennsylvania Avenue. At 7:33 he is decorated by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge with the Distinguished Flying Cross. At 7:59, Lindbergh’s goodwill flight to Mexico is shown. This was part of a goodwill tour of several Latin America nations made following his epic flight across the Atlantic. At 8:02, the Spirit of St. Louis is prepped at Bolling Field. At 8:23 gas is loaded and at 8:26 Lindy examines maps of his route. At 9:24 Lindy takes off on his journey. At 9:35, President Calles of Mexico awaits Lindy’s arrival, 10:15. At 11:00 Lindy arrives at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. There he met the U.S. ambassador’s daughter, Anne Morrow; the two were married in 1929. The Lindberghs made a number of widely reported flights together, including a memorable one to the Far East on the great circle route above the Arctic.

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