Busmen’s Holiday - Well ‘Conducted’ Athletic Meeting at Stamford Bridge

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1399

Date Released

18 Aug 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Another Ocean Greyhound. Launch of Orient Liner ‘Oronsay’ at Clydebank
2. 2Young Colonial Visitors - South African, Rhodesian and Kenyan Scouts Visit Historic Windsor
3. 3Now Bowls! Ladies Have Become Experts at This Ancient Game, Famous Since the Days of Drake
4. 4Busmen’s Holiday - Well ‘Conducted’ Athletic Meeting at Stamford Bridge
5. 5Trouble in the Sudan

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MLV busmen rush forward, punch tickets and rush on. MV 3 busmen punching tickets, tilt to tickets on floor. MLV runners towards camera and over obstacle into ditch right by camera. MLV finish of steeplechase. LV men rush up to sheets on ground. MV man putting clips into sheet (?). MLV men in white coats rushing about including one lighting cigarette. MLV clown somersaults off ass [sic].

Keywords

Sport; Curiosities

Locations

London; Stamford Bridge

Library number GR

7814 neg 245ft

Length of story (in feet)

87

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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