Cornish Wrestling Centenary (1926)

Full title reads: "Cornish Wrestling Centenary. To commemorate the famous match in 1825 between the Cornish and Devon Giants - Polkinghorne and Cann". St. Columb, Cornwall. L/S of crowd gathered on village green with church spire in background. Crowd are watching a wrestling match. M/S of two men in tight shorts wrestling, another man appears to referee. Intertitle reads: "Ding-dong struggles in the real Cornish style". M/S of another pair wrestling watched by two referees. C/U of one of the wrestlers. FILM ID:544.15 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/