Women’s Tug Of War (1927)

No title. Teams of Sudbury “Nippies“ have a women’s tug of war. The girls have to have their shoes inspected - presumably for studs - so they crouch down on the ground and a man comes along and looks at their shoe bottoms. Good shot of the team in the black and white shirts straining on the rope. C/U of one of the girls with a very resolute look on her face. Shot of other teams pulling on the rope. L/S of two teams pulling against each other. Note: the Lyons Corner House waitresses were nicknamed the “Nippies“. Safety print only. Original decomposed and destroyed. Was probably an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 319. 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