Champions Clash in Fruit Porter’s Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
119
Date Released
14 Sep 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Champions Clash in Fruit Porters Test at Herne Hill. DESCRIPTION: Basket carrying experts vie in annual meeting of Borough Market sports Herne Hill. SHOTLIST: Porters with baskets on their heads and some of these baskets fall. One man past camera with line of baskets on head. Two porters race with same, others follow up. CU of baskets on head. Baskets falling. CU of baskets. Shots of the race. The winner speaks a few words.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Curiosities; Competitions
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1412
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Champions Clash in Fruit Porter’s Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 119, 14 Sep 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3215 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)