Our Gracie Lner (1938)

Titles read: OUR GRACIE OPENS SALE OF DISABLED MEN S HANDICRAFT AT SMETHWICK. Smethwick, West Midlands. Various shots of singer Gracie Fields at the opening of a sale of handicrafts made by disabled men (servicemen ). Crowds of people stand around the building where the sale is to be held. Gracie is holding what looks like a tea cosy in the shape of a cottage and poses with a woman in a mayoral chain Lady Mayoress of Smethwick The crowds press around Gracie as she walks back to her car; she stands on the running board so they can all catch a glimpse of her before getting inside. FILM 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 (19101932), Empire New