Ascot Defies The Rain (1935)

Item title reads - Ascot defies the rain. Beauty and fashion on parade. Ascot, Berkshire. L/S of the race track and crowds under umbrellas, aerial view of the huge crowds. Various shots as men and women cover up their posh clothes with raincoats and hide hats under umbrellas. L/S of horses lined up for the Ascot Stakes. Various shots of the race as the crowds cheer. L/S of crowds as they race past. ’Doreen Jane’ ridden by D. Smith wins. 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 (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All