Womens 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 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