Brave Men Building the Trump Tower (1930)
New York, United States of America.
Full titles read: "905 FEET HIGH - Final steelworks completed on Bank of Manhattan, World's highest building. Our cameraman was there - of course !"
L/S of the large skyscraper (the Bank of Manhattan Trust building - now the Trump Building). M/S of workmen applying the finishing touches to the tower at the top of the building. M/S of man sliding along metal support (there is a shear drop beneath him). Several shots of men standing precariously on the edge of the building, a cameraman can be seen filming the action also quite near the edge. Various very good shots of the New York skyline.
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