Mayday 1926 (1926)

Events take place in various locations. Title: “MAY DAY 1926. Strike threats did not stop Stock Exchange London to Brighton walk“. L/S of a gaggle of speed walkers coming over Westminster Bridge, in the distance, shrouded in fog, Big Ben can be seen. M/S of a speed walker racing along a country road, two men on bicycles follow him, a woman jogs along beside, splashing him with water. C/U of the walker as he moves along, a fleet of cars follow behind. M/S of the same competitor walking towards the finishing line on Brighton sea front, a crowd cheers encouragement from either side of the road. C/U of the winner with his arms around two men, he grins at the camera. Intertitle: “Labour organised a monster demonstration to Hyde Park“. Various M/Ss of a crowd of men marching down Oxford Street, there is a heavy police presence on either side of the march. Many men carry banners with slogans such as ’workers of the world unite’ on. Various panning L/Ss of the vast crowd of people gathered in Hyd