Bedford River Pageant (1920-1929)

Titles read: ’Bedford River Pageant.’ Historical pageant; enacted in 1920s. Depicts Viking attack on English village. Vikings in boat coming up Ouse River; going under bridge. There is a huge battle scene; w/ the Vikings attacking a primitive looking fort. A lot of dead people scattered over the park (some look surprisingly perky, considering they have just been slain - SL). CU shots of 2 young men in modern British Army uniforms put bandages on 2 of the actors who were really injured in the performance. CU man in friar costume; bicycle leans on fence in BG. Procession of actors from the pageant. Violence; theatre; entertainment; war games. 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 fr