Gendarmes Beaten By ’bobbies’ (1926)

Blackheath, Greater London. Title: “Gendarmes beaten by Bobbies. Metropolitan Police - after a lusty rugby duel - beat Paris Team by 10 points to 3“. M/S of four bagpipers leading one of the teams (the French?) out of a pavilion and onto the pitch, the opposing team follows. Various shots of the rugby match in progress. Note: please see also record for FRENCH POLICE IN LONDON in G 1262. 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), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British P