| NEWS IN FLASHES - PANCAKE RACE AT OLNEY. Mrs Dix wins the pancake race at Olney. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5689 |
| Catalog #: | 211210 | |
| Clip Number: | 211210-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 51/12 | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:58 - 01:21:51 | |
| Location: | Olney, Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONTESTS: Unusual LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England SPORTS/RACES: Silly SPORTS/RACES: Unusual | |
| Description: | NEWS IN FLASHES - PANCAKE RACE AT OLNEY Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. CU. Track back from pancake in pan. SV. Women tossing pancakes in pans. CU. Pan, women lined up for start of the pancake race. CU. Mr. Morgan, the Town Crier, in Napoleonic head dress ringing Town Crier's bell for start. Side view, Mr. Morgan ringing bell and start. Travel shot, women racing holding pans with pancakes in. SV. People watching from side of road. Women race past. Travel shot, women run along road past crowds headed by winner - Mrs. Dix. CU. Man blowing hunting horn. GV. Top view, pan, women racing with pans along road past crowds approaching church. SV. Crowds in foreground watching women racing up to entrance of church. Top view, crowds round entrance. SV. Miss Elizabeth Hearn, US Embassy, presenting pressure cooker to Mrs. Dix. CU. Mrs. Dix smiling. SV. William Maynard, town verger, kissing Mrs. Dix. | |
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