Disabled Clinic For War Veterans (1946)

Unissued / Unused material. Veterans clinic trains disabled servicemen to resume normal life. Location of events unknown / unclear. L/S gymnasium. Various shots of men playing a giant game of draughts and lifting the 5 lb pieces to exercise waist and legs. Good shots of men on cycling machines and using elasticated ropes to exercise the arms. C/U man with artificial leg on cycling machine. M/S man turning big wheel to build up arm muscles. Various shots as disabled men walk through turnstile and into cut off model of underground train / bus. They sit down or hold onto the handrails. They stand up and practise walking down the steps. Cataloguer’s note: the date on the original record reads 14/6/1946. 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 Reuter
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