And They Sang As They Danced Along (1926)

St. Ives, Cornwall. Title reads: “... and they sang as they danced along. Old and young dance around knills steeple every five years to share in ancient bequest“. M/S of crowd of people standing in shrubby bit of countryside. L/S of a crowd gathered around a spiky brick pyramid (looks like top of church spire). M/S of a man allowing two members of crowd - an elderly couple - through wrought iron gate and up some steps. M/S of a fiddler leading the old couple and a group of girls in white dancing around base of pyramid. M/S of an elderly woman standing next to a man in ceremonial robes in tricorne hat. C/U of little girls and fiddler; they appear to be singing. Note: high contrast to image. According to issue sheet a yellow tinted nitrate print exists. 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