Film Number

9956

Title

[VILLAGE CRICKET MATCH; HORSE RACING; GREEK HOLIDAY]

Producer

Oswald Blake

Date

1934-9

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

16 mins 15 secs

Description

The film opens with scenes from a wedding. The newlyweds pose for the camera with the bridesmaids and there are shots of the wedding guests too. There are scenes from the seafront with people having fun on two seater fun bikes. We see a local cricket match, a man in a vintage car and a woman in the garden. There is an event at home where guests wearing formal dress are greeted by the lady of the house. There are horse racing scenes, the horses race in the distance and there are shots of the spectators. The family's dogs have fun playing in the woods. We see a parade where the floats are heavily decorated with flowers. There are scenes of a crowded beach, some people relax and have fun while others take part in an exercise class. The film concludes with scenes from Greece. We see tourists exploring the Acropolis and there are shots of the local area and the locals, and finally some men jump off rocks to swim in the sea.