The Panama and the Canal from an Aeroplane
The Panama and the Canal from an Aeroplane is a 1914 silent actuality film taken by pilot Robert G. Fowler and cameraman Ray Duhem on April 27, 1913. Fowler was making the first nonstop trans-Panama flight, Pacific-to-Atlantic, in an aeroplane and took along Duhem and his film camera. They flew over the still uncompleted Panama Canal and filmed scenes that later got them in trouble with the Department of War because they showed military fortifications in construction.[2]
| The Panama and the Canal from an Aeroplane | |
|---|---|
 still of the Canal as seen from the Fowler plane published in Sunset Magazine. | |
| Directed by | Robert G. Fowler |
| Produced by | Duhem Motion Picture Company George F. Cosby M. B. Dudley |
| Written by | Riley A. Scott Charles K. Field |
| Starring | Robert G. Fowler |
| Cinematography | Raymond Andre Duhem[1] |
Running time | 6 parts |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
Gage biplane used for the pioneering flight, preserved at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy facility
References
- Ray Duhem; findagrave.com
- Daily Wireless News; The Garden Island newspaper; Tuesday July 14, 1914 Lihue, Kauai, HT Hawaii
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