The Grasmere Sports (1928)

Full titles read: “The Grasmere Sports - Mighty men of the fells compete in old English Sports... rain marred the glorious setting.“ Cumberland. High angle L/S of the sports stadium. Various shots of men wrestling on the sports pitch as several men stand around watching with umbrellas. A large crowd watches from further back, holding umbrellas - it looks like a really miserable day. Several men take the pole vault; the first doesn’t make it over the line, the next two bring the line down and the third just clears it. M/Ss of men starting off on a cross-country running race and running up a hill. 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 the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932