Directed by Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Milestone Film & Video)
A collection of shorts featuring scenes of local people and places, mainly in the north of England, at work and at play. This was a gimmick by traveling showmen who would quickly develop the film and then show it the same day in a nearby theater. Popular spots were factory gates, where the working class could be filmed en masse as they showed up for or left their dreary jobs by the thousands. The workers, including numerous children, were encouraged to act up in front of the camera, so there is lots of hat waving and camera mugging. Other locations include seaside promenades, rugby and soccer matches, and the busy downtown streets of Glasgow and Manchester.
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