Chinese Leg-Rowers

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1635

Date Released

22 Nov 1926

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1To Speed Up Delivery
2. 2Made In Germany
3. 3Morocco Sheiks
4. 445 Miles Per Hour Cash
5. *The Lonely Vigil
6. *Chinese Leg-Rowers
7. *The ‘Portway’ Leaves The Slipway

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

NfO synopsis: This is the way they cover the mail routes daily in Ninpo, China.

Researcher Comments

From film title card this appears to be an International Newsreel production, a Universal newsreel produced by the Hearst organisation. Shares NfO Item number (3) with ‘Morocco Sheiks (GR 10649)

Keywords

Rowing

Written sources

Newsfilm Online
Fielding, Raymond. The American Newsreel   Used for additional information

Library number GR

10648

Length of story (in feet)

43

Story extras:

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