To Get Home Early (1927)

Item title reads: “ To Get Home Early (and for a wager) athletic 18 year old porter carries his barrow, weighing over 2 cwt up famous 270 ft steps of Butte de Montmartre.“ Paris, France A small crowd encourage the young man on his way, as he carries the load on his back up the steep steps. There is a brief C/U shot of him smiling at the end, having been successful. 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.