Joan Beech (1942)

Joan Beech. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. 15 year old champion Joan Beech demonstrates Hi Li, where a ball is attached to a bat with a length of elastic. Various shots as she skilfully hits the ball. M/S as she plays with two. Slow motion shots show her technique. 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 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.