Speed Film Reel 4 (1927)

Reel 4. C/U of unidentified man smiling at the camera. L/S of army manoeuvres. Men firing small artillery in wooded area - may be foreign army as seem to be wearing woolly hats. L/S men moving skiing down a hillside. L/S of men skiing over hills towards the camera. Some of the men seem to be carrying flares. L/S of skiers at a ski resort. Various shots of skiers passing the camera, skidding. Boy races down on chair on skis. “Racing speed and reckless turns give ski-joring unfailing thrills.“ Horse racing with a difference - skiers are pulled behind the horses. Various shots of the race - looks dangerous! 01:32:51 - C/U of man working on a piece of machinery. Two men push an unusual boat out into the water. Intertitle reads: “Grantland Rice Sportlight - where beauty matches speed. Pathepicture.“ (This is presumably from an American Pathe newsreel.) L/S of the small yacht on large skates speeding around a frozen lake. Various shots of the boat. High angle shot of a ski slope. Shot of