Convicts At Football! (1931)

Full title reads: “America. Convicts at Football! Armed guards keep close watch as inmates of Sing Sing play first match with outsiders in prison grounds.“ United States of America (USA). A brass band play as a team of convicts march onto the pitch in jail. Their mascot is a horse painted to look like a zebra. Shots of cameramen and prison guards watching from prison wall. Various shots of American Football match between prisoners and outsiders. Nice shot showing prison guard on wall watching game. More shots of match. A touch down is scored. Applause from the crowd. Field goal is scored. Cut away to newsreel cameraman on prison wall. More football. FILM ID:873.1 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 Reuters historical collection, which includes more tha