Polar Bear Club (1952)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear or unknown. No titles. Polar Bear Club. (American newsreel story with commentary throughout.) Lake Louise, Canada. Two girls in swimsuits come out of a hut and walk across the snow and ice, followed by some men. The girls, joined by another walk across the frozen lake to a hole and are helped into the icy water. They splash about a little in the water then are helped out. Two men in duffle coats clap their hands round their bodies to show how cold it is. Two of the girls chat to them. Item ends abruptly. 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