Cambodian Paddle Champs (1945)

Full title reads: “CAMBODIAN PADDLE CHAMPS“. Cambodia. Boat racing day in Cambodia - annual event. There are forty natives in each boat. Crowd gathered to watch the race. Boats getting ready. Several shots of the huge crowds of natives and some British troops. Boats preparing for the line up. A man beats a drum to signal the start of race. Shots of the boats racing neck and neck - drums heard, quite exciting. Winner shooting past the finishing post. 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 from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of