1500 Cyclists & Cuts (1926)

France. Title: “1500 Cyclists compete in race round Paris in eliminating trial for Dunlop Trophy“. M/S, looking over the heads of a crowd, of the hundreds of cyclists whizzing down a crowd lined boulevard. L/S of the cyclists zooming down an tree lined avenue. Point of view shot from the front of a slow moving vehicle driving behind the fleet of bicycles as they go down the avenue. L/S of the cyclists passing a crowd standing at the edge of a country road. Point of view shot (slightly shaky) from the back of a moving vehicle of the cyclists. L/S of the cyclists speeding around a sharp bend on a hillside road. Point of view shot from the front of a moving vehicle of the cyclists. M/S of cyclists going round a sharp bend on a hillside. After a second of spacing, out takes / cuts start at 01:51:15. Some interesting shots of cyclists untangling their bikes after a collision. Otherwise, shots are the same or similar as those in the edited story. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. E