Beauty And The Barge (1945)

Titles read: “BEAUTY AND THE BARGE“. London. Various shots of three girl bargees, Audrey, Anne and Evelyn preparing their three barges for a journey from London to Birmingham. They are taking essential war materials to the Midlands as part of their work for the Grand Union Canal Company. They cast off and steer their barges along the canal. Commentator makes much of the fact that the girls are doing “a man-sized job“. Good shot of one of the girls in a barge kitchen, poking a stove. View from a barge as we pass under a bridge. 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 includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-195