Nottingham - Birmingham Walk (1926)

Full title reads: “Nottingham - Birmingham Walk. W. F. Baker (Queen’s Park Harriers) wins Brighton Walk of the Midlands for second year in succession“. The Midlands. L/S of a crowd of speed walkers racing past a city centre market place. Various shots of walkers coming down a crowd lined country road. A man in a white coat mops their heads with a damp sponge. Various point of view shots from back of car driving in front of speed walker. The walker is accompanied two mounted policemen and lots of men on bicycles. M/S of a surging crowd, two policemen with outstretched arms hold them back. A mounted policeman rides past. L/S of a walker coming up a crowd lined street. He walks very fast and many of the crowd follow him - must be end of race. C/U of the walker surrounded by supporters. 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 LICE