News Pageant of Movietone: World’s Fair Tug-O-War

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
532A
Date Released
17 Aug 1939
Date submitted
14 Aug 1939
Date submitted
15 Aug 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
11 / 11
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tug-O-War Over Fire Hose. SHOTLIST: Girls, wearing swim suits, have a Tug O’War at the World’s Fair. Instead of a line across the ground a fire hose is used so that the losers get a ducking.
Keywords
Women; Curiosities; Competitions; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
37255
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'News Pageant of Movietone: World’s Fair Tug-O-War', British Movietone News Issue No. 532A, 17 Aug 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10176 (Accessed 14 Jun 2025)