3 Mile Run Aka Finn Relief Meet - Rice Breaks 3 Mile Record - Nurmi Runs At 42 (1942)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown Title reads: “3 Mile Run. Rice Smashes record at Finn Relief Meet.“ American voiceover. Madison Square Gardens, New York, United States of America. Views of Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner, running around indoor track (he retired from racing some years before). Shots of crowd cheering. Various shots of 3 mile race, won by American Greg Rice. N.B. These are the Finnish Relief Fund Games - presumably to raise money to help Finns caught up in the Russo-Finnish War. Print is a bit scratched. 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), B
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