News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1362

Date Released

10 Apr 1924

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Toll Gates Removed - Mayor of Plymouth Cuts the Tape Freeing One of the Town’s Bridges
• 2. Royal Military Tournament - Eliminating Trials in Final of Bronze Medal Competition at Rushmore Arena, Aldershot
• 3. Waves and Wash. International Motor Boat Racing at Cannes
• 4. 'Tankmanship’ - The Gaumont Cameraman Films Weird Manoeuvres of Uncle Sam’s New War Tanks

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

GV arena, people dotted about, 4 horsemen riding in formation, swipe targets with sabres. MLV horseman. Horseman decapitates balloon headed dummy with puff of smoke (?) whilst jumping fence. MLV 2 horsemen attempt to spear dangling rings, first fails, second succeeds partly. Horseman spears standing target MLV. Horseman jumps MLV. MLV 2 horsemen burst balloons on dummies. [SUBTITLE]: THE TUG OF WAR, 130 STONE AT EACH END OF THE STRING. MLV tug of war. [2ND SUBTITLE]: BAYONET FIGHTING 2 men make vague attempt at fighting with sticks, soldiers look on.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Animals; Military

Locations

Aldershot; England

Library number GR

7436 234ft neg

Length of story (in feet)

98

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

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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