Our Gracie - Our Guest At Monster Gala At Chorley Aka Gracie Fields At Gala (1938)

Titles read: “OUR GRACIE - OUR GUEST AT MONSTER GALA AT CHORLEY“. Chorley, Lancashire. Mr Parkinson, builder of a factory for the government, opens a gala to celebrate the completion of the building in record time. Brief shots of people at a fairground, and going on caged swing rides. Gracie Fields arrives, sitting in the open back seat of a car, and waves to the huge crowds. She makes her way to a platform and leads the crowd in a rendition of her famous song 'Sing As We Go' (without accompaniment). Gracie then asks the crowd move to let her go around the corner, jokingly threatening to have a fight with anyone who wants one. 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 age