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The Polly Marathon

Series

Series Name
Pathe Super Sound Gazette

Issue

Super Issue No.
31/44
Date Released
1 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Tournament Thrills and Laughs
  2. 2Courtauld Rescued Alone in Greenland’s Arctic Wastes
  3. 310 Miles Above the Earth
  4. 4Finals Day is the Day of the Year!
  5. 5The Polly Marathon
  6. 6Rt Hon George Lansbury MP, is HM Commissioner of Works
  7. 7Thousands of Catholic Sunday School Children

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
Sam Ferris, RAF, against world’s best long distance runners - wins famous race for the sixth time in 2 hrs 35 mins, 31.4/5 secs - best time ever recorded.
Keywords
Sport; Air force
Locations
Stamford Bridge; Windsor
Credits:
Camera
Harold G. Jones
Camera
Robert Kenneth Leslie Gordon
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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