The Big Pull

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

59/76

Date Released

21 Sep 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Launching
2. 2Malaya Celebrates
3. 3The Big Pull
4. 4British Dancers’ Triumph
5. 5Cool Welcome for Mr K
6. 6Royal Navy Gives Party for Film Leaders
7. *Isle of Man Special

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Forty tons of bone and brawn battle it out in the national tug-of-war championships at Peterborough.

Keywords

Competitions

Locations

Peterborough; England

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Length of story (in feet)

102

Story extras:

Film clip

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