Typewriting Speed Contest (1938)

The Hague, Netherlands / Holland. Good shots of men and women typing as they take part in an International Typewriting Competition. They all sit at little desks on a stage; most type away furiously but some are a little more languid. There seems to be a large audience watching them. C/U of the man who won the contest (we aren’t told which country he comes from). 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 Pathé website.