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The film starts with views of Sutton Coldfield in 1957. The focus then shifts to the area being used by scouts from across the globe for their international jamboree.
There is various footage of activities as scouts gather and swap posessions, parades take place with marching scout bands and firework displays.
Intertitles anchor the days of the jamboree:
INTERTITLE: 1st August: Opening Day.
INTERTITLE: Swiss National Day.
INTERTITLE: The Queen & Air Scout Show.
Spectators stand and salute to the national anthem, shots of scouts parading with flags. Gliders in the air and landing.
INTERTITLE: The Rains Came.
Shots of muddy fields and tracks.
INTERTITLE: The Horrors Present
INTERTITLE: The Three King Circus
Scouts act out several circus acts, doing acrobatics, excersices with dumbells, lifting weights.
INTERTITLE: New Zealand Maori War Dance
Men dressed in tribal wear. Others come running onto parade ground. They perform a war dance.
INTERTITLE: The Court of King Neptune
A stage setup on a lake, Scouts are dressed in diving gear and costumes of Neptune.
INTERTITLE: Britons vs. Vikings
Two long boats in the water with scouts dressed as Vikings and Britons.
INTERTITLE: U.K. Tea Party.
Guides and scouts conduct a country dancing display.
Scouts swap autographs.
Scouts pack away camps
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