Varsity Ball (1949)

Cambridge University, Cambridgeshire. Various shots of Cambridge University college buildings. Various night shots of students in evening dress arriving at Granta Ball, they arrive by horse drawn carriage driven by a big head. As they enter they hand over iron ticket which is cut by blow torch. Some of the students are in fancy dress, one is dressed as Harpo Marx. The students walk up some steps, a man dressed as a Regency page sprays with them insecticide. Various good shots of Granta ballroom. Various quirky things are happening on the dance floor: the organising committee eat dinner in middle of the dancers, a man in a gorilla suit causes havoc, a girl has a bubble bath and a piano is smashed up. FILM ID:1371.1 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 Reu