Wembley In The Hands Of The Housebreakers (1926)

Middlesex. Title: “WEMBLEY IN THE HANDS OF THE HOUSEBREAKERS. The British Empire Exhibition in ruins and everywhere is desolate“. M/S of two horses with carts full of rubble standing on the edge of snow swept parkland. Panning shot of a half demolished exhibition hall, a fake palm tree stands alone, snow falls through the roof. M/S of a gang of workmen shifting a large girder out of a half demolished building. L/S of the snow covered exhibition site; everything looks very tatty, the large globe in the centre is covered in holes. L/S of the rickety roller coaster that is falling apart in places. L/S of a large wall, made from wood and plaster, being pulled to the ground. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which