St Dunstan’s Road Walk (1950)

Regent’s Park, London. Various shots of participants preparing for a competition walk. The competitors are all blind war veterans from St Dunstan’s. M/S of the group of competitors before the start of the race; pan to actor Wilfred Pickles talking to an official. Pickles starts the race and the men start walking. Each blind walker is accompanied by a member of a prominent London walking club; some are attached by a tape around the arm, but most just go by the sound of their escort’s footsteps. Spectators watch along the route. Pickles and blind MP Sir Ian Frazer look on. L/S of walkers approaching inner circle past camera. C/U of stop watch, pan to official’s face. C/U of official marking times. M/S of winner Tommy Gaygan, ex-8th Army - blinded at Tunisia - coming through the finishing tape and walking into the arms of his waiting wife. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CL