“On The Hands... Down!“ (1928)

Full titles read: ’“On the hands... down!“ - Holiday making Kiddies... all under 14... enjoy their “physical jerks“ and love the Sergeant-Major!’ Hastings, East Sussex. Various shots show children doing physical exercises in formation, before a large crowd on the sea front at Hastings. They all look quite skinny. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.