Old Maids Day - Version 1 (1930)

Title missing - issue sheet reads: “France. Old Maids Day. Midinettes from the great dressmaking establishments celebrate the ’Good St. Catherine’s Day’ - their patron saint - with a race through Paris.“ Paris, France. Women dress makers run around the streets of Paris. They are accompanied by lots of men on bicycles. Various travel shots of the race in progress. Some of the women runners seem to be getting a helping hand fro the men on bikes. Shots of tired looking women at the finishing line. Group of finishers gather together at the end of the race. Some of them are wearing paper hats. N.B. The two versions contain several different shots. FILM ID:737.3 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