Dunmow Flitch trials held at Ilford (1921)

GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Ilford couples participating in the Dunmow Flitch trials Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Title: Dunmow Flitch Trial - The Holding of the court at Ilford: Contesting couples must live without strife for a year ENGLAND: Essex: Ilford: EXT MAIN TITLE (8ft) GV (elevated view) & SV. Procession of contesting couples with “judge“ & a model of a gallows (30ft) SCU. Couples sitting in front of gallows (36ft) GV (elevated view) Crowd (46ft) Video Roll 104ft Issue sheet title: DUNMOW FLITCH TRIAL. THE HOLDING OF THE COURT AT ILFORD. CONTESTING COUPLES MUST HAVE LIVED WITHOUT STRIFE FOR A YEAR AND A DAY. ILFORD: Flitch Trials, 1921. Customs, Great Britain, judges, wigs, mock trial, flitch of bacon, The Canterbury Tales, peacetime, interwar, interbellum Background: Ilford couples participating in the Dunmow Flitch trials FILM ID: VLVA5