Football In Mud (1938)

Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Brief shot of a crowded beach at Southend. Several shots of people throwing bags of flour at each other in the sea, as part of a fund-raising event for a local hospital. Large crowds watch from the beach and sea front. Quick shot of the Carnival Queen and attendants watching. Various shots of men in fancy dress and drag playing football on the mud flats of a beach. One man who has the ball is surrounded by the other players and has his costume torn off, leaving him in just his swimming trunks. Followed by mute cuts showing several more shots of the costumed football players having fun, splashing about in the shallows and playing the fool. FILM ID:977.3 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