The Dunmow Flitch Trial (1930)

Full title reads: “Ilford. The Dunmow Flitch Trial. With Mr Tom Webster as Judge before jury of maidens and bachelors, winning couple swear that they have not quarrelled for a year and a day. - believe it or not!“ Ilford, Essex. Pan across mock up court room under a tent. People sit in judicial robes and wigs. Man in ’the dock’ is asked whether his name is John Benjamin Vincent. Shots of the young men and women of the jury. The man is asked about various details about his family life. A military band lead a parade around a field. The winning couple Mr and Mrs John Vincent can be seen in the midst of the procession. After them come men carrying two sides of pork / bacon - possibly the prize. (Natural Sound Only - No Commentary) 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 als