“Blue Bird“... The Attraction! On Sleeve As Strength, Skill And Grace (1928)

Full titles read: ’“Blue Bird“... The Attraction! - Thousands of holiday-makers throng famous track to see Capt. Campbell’s world-beating racing car.’ Brooklands, Weybridge in Surrey. L/S panning across thousands of spectators sitting on the banks of the Brooklands race track; numerous cars are parked there too. L/S of the track; people mill about either side of it. Several L/Ss show Captain Malcolm Campbell’s Blue Bird motor car racing around the track. High angle M/S of the car being checked over; several men stand around it. The car is seen driving from the track, past crowds of people who run for a glimpse or photograph of it. Note: title on vhs sleeve - STRENGTH, SKILL AND GRACE - is incorrect. BLUE BIRD THE ATTRACTION is the proper title. FILM ID:722.3 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.