Telford Development Corporation: Super Saturday 1979

Summary

Super Saturday carnival held in Telford on 8 September 1979.

Year:

1979

Duration:

0:21:30

Film type:

Colour / Silent

Genre:

Promotional

Company:

Quill Productions

Master format:

16mm

Description

Various views of 'It's a Knockout' style events in front of a large crowd in Telford. These include people in oversized costumes playing football, cheerleaders, and contestants running with buckets of water over obstacles. We then see a point of view shot walking through crowds of people following by shots of stalls including a crockery smashing one. Back in the main arena we see whippet racing followed by a display of camel racing and an American Civil War battle re-enactment with firing cannons. This is followed by a women's fitness demonstration and then a comedy high diver who finishes his act with a dive into a flaming pool. The next sequence shows a dramatic flypast including explosions performed by micro light pilot Ken Wallis. He is then see landing and taxiing his plane. A motorcycle stunt show follows with a rider on a high wire and night shots of riders going through flames. The reel ends with a firework display.


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