Vim And Vigour! Filmed At Polytechnic, Chiswick (1932)

Chiswick Polytechnic. “It takes the young stars to show us really concentrated vim and vigour - especially when there’s a prize in the offing - “ L/S of a school sports field with a group of youngsters having a running race. Parents watch the race. M/S of them running through the finishing tape - they look very serious. A girls race follows. One girl gives up and walks. The camera follows her to the end. “This is where the sack is willingly taken - “ Older girls - teenagers - have a sack race. “Tempted with an apple - again - !“ Women try to bite apples which are suspended on strings. C/U of some of the women. “Meanwhile, Adam is enjoying himself “in the mass.“ High angle shot of synchronised exercise routine. A couple of hundred men in white exercise in unison. Various shots of the routine. They are in the middle of a large sports field or park. “On the bars - “ Men do gymnastic somersaults using the “bars“. Acrobatic routine on the high bar - looks like he messes it up a bit at t
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