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Astra Gazette No 10 - Boxing competition - Wakefield.
Bout 7 Bullock V Toomlow.
M/S VIPs at ringside. M/S boxers exchanging blows in ring Bullock starts bak peddling round ring with Toomlow chasing. Shots of Bullock retreating. M/S exchanging blows both a bit wild Bullock fights back. Several more shots of the fight in progress which is won by Toomlow. Various shots of boxing match between Keeley V Burgess. Shots of trophies being presented.
PERFORMERS ON STRINGS
Several shots of young woman showing off her skills as a puppeteer.
TESTING FIRE ARMS - BIRMINGHAM
Various shots of man at work making gun parts and testing gun barrels.
MONKEY TRICKS
Several shots of chimpanzees playing in garden.
SOHO - WINE DRINKING SPANISH STYLE
Shots of people sitting round table. M/Ss of woman drinking wine from flask. She manages to spill a bit over her face. Several shots of Spanish gentleman demonstrating how to drink the wine. At one point he pours the wine on his forehead, it dribbles down over his nose and into his mouth.
LONDON - RUNAWAY MOUSE BEHIND SCENES
Shots of cameraman secretly filming women in dressing room. He sets a clockwork mouse loose into the room. Shots of the girls screaming and climbing onto the dressing table when they see the mouse. The cameraman enters and he is attacked by the women once they realise the mouse is not real.
RAF GENERAL INSTITUTE COMMITTEE MEETING
Several shots of the meeting in progress. Shots of the chairman speaking etc. (natural sound but poor quality). Shots of other members speaking.
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