Learning on ScreenThe Racers!
Series
- Series Name
- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Summary
- British Pathe synopsis: "Ever since the immortal Tortoise and Hare race, folk have been inventing other queer ones - and the latest is the Terrapin Trail! Numbering off - " M/S of a group of men, one of whom is painting a number on the shell of a terrapin. C/U of money on a table. The terrapin is placed on the table and it walks around. "They’re off! The "Speed Kings" dig in their toe nails and make for outside the white circle!" M/S of large number of terrapins being let loose on a field which has white circular markings on it. C/U of men looking very excited. One looks through binoculars, the other waves his hat. "Bingle" wins - 100 feet in 1-min 30 sec flat! (very!)" C/U of a terrapin crossing the line.
- Keywords
- Competitions; Animals
- Written sources
- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.238
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP238
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