Five fit fellows

United Kingdom, 1938

Film
A still image from Five fit fellows

Gymnastic youngsters bound through a regime of physical health and fitness. An instructional film promoting an ideal of rigorous physical culture demonstrating a number of acrobatic manouvers.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Donald Carter

production company

Gaumont-British Instructional

Duration

00:10:30:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311086

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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