St Dunstan's Road Walk (1950)
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Channel: British Pathé · 2014 · Education
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:1277.19 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
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