“Coming, Sir!“ (1930)

Full title reads: “Paris. ’Coming, Sir!’ Gay City’s fastest footed waiters compete in novel race for ’quickest service’ Championship.“ Paris, France. Waiters line up in City street. They are all balancing trays with a bottle and a glass. They start their race, walking quickly along the street trying to keep the glass and bottle on the tray. Travelling shots of some of the waiters who have now broken into a run. The winning waiter comes down to the finishing line where a group of people are waiting to congratulate him. The winner poses with his tray and several colleagues. A medal is pinned on his white waiters’ jacket. CU winner. FILM ID:751.2 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 t
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