Women’s Football Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

Part of issue SWING TIME. Location of events unknown. Various shots of game of women’s football between electrical engineers (team name the “Bright Sparks“) and munitions workers (the “Great Guns“). We see women footballers lacing their boots and powdering their noses before the game. Various shots of match, it appears to be taking place on a school playing field. A small crowd watches. At half time one of the injured players has her head mopped with a damp sponge. More shots of the game. The “Great Guns“ win. Nice shot of two of the players embracing. 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 (1926-19