"The Quiet Game" - A Harlequin-London Scottish… 1923

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Intertitle reads: "Of all the games that we love best, There's none like gentle Rugger." (Legend)"

L/S of a scrum taking place on a rugby field. Hardly anyone in stands so presumably is training or practice. Closer shots of men jumping for the ball. Rough and tumble as the game progresses....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14786
Sort Number:
EP 070
Time in/Out:
01:49:22:00 / 01:52:11:00
Canister:
EP 070
Film ID:
860.22
Issue Date:
23/09/1923

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