Army Fences (1930)

Full titles read: “ARMY FENCES. - Instructors from Army School of Physical Training, demonstrate skill when practising for Royal Tournament. - Aldershot, Hampshire.“ L/S of the members of the army standing in large field wearing fencing gear. They stand facing each other in pairs. An unseen senior official orders the soldiers to ’attack’. The soldiers oblige by attacking by making several thrusting moves with their swords. M/S of the men attacking each other and standing ’on guard’. Intertitle reads: “Sword dancing, develops suppleness and style -“ L/S’s and M/S’s of the soldiers performing a kind of folk dance. C/U of soldiers feet dancing on the spot. Intertitle reads: “P.T. Pep !“ L/S of the soldiers running and performing various kinds of gymnastic somersaults. L/S’s of several of the soldiers performing hand stands on raised platform and on crash mats. 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.