Eton Wall Game (1933)

Full title reads: “Eton Wall Game. Best described as ’All in Football’ - ’Rugger and soccer’ - as strenuous a struggle as ever on St. Andrew’s Day.“ Eton College, Berkshire. Pan across crowds gathered on playing fields of Eton. The College buildings are in the background. LS of Eton Wall Game being played. Top view of the game when the ball is close to the wall and a hard scrum has formed. It looks as rough and violent as always. SV of the game, a boy is being pulled away from the ball by the legs. More views of the rough and tumble game from above. The coverage is quite extensive of this bizarre public school activity. FILM ID:739.4 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 from the news a
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