Summary

Moulton Chapel, Spalding, Lincolnshire

Great wrestling story

Two men wrestle in the open air Narrator pretends to be shocked whatever would the vicar say? he asks Just then the vicar turns up on his horse and shows the wrestlers where they are going wrong Vicar Reginald Thompson is 59 years old but this doesn't stop him from giving a show of muscular Christianity quips the narrator Great stuff of the vicar wrestling with great sound effects of groans and flesh hitting the floor Wrestlers are Jack Taylor and Lazlo Bajko

People grouped around enjoy the spectacle The Vicar's favourite hymn is Fight the Good Fight of course He leads his horse to the pub where he is given two pints of beer, one of which he gives to his horse Flossie The horse drinks the beer

The vicar is seen refereeing a wrestling match in a Leicester wrestling venue Lots of great shots of bloodthirsty middle aged women getting into the violence Various shots of the match which is between Raymond Clayton of Accrington and Ken Killer Davies of Cardiff The vicar takes off his dog collar for the second round It's a vicar's duty to mingle with sinners and try to turn them from their wicked ways says the narrator Funny stuff in the ring and more screaming women

Note: nice letter from Rev Thompson on file As usual with wrestling items the Pathe sound man has excelled himself with funny sound effects Great bit in the cameraman's notes about the wrestling bout in Leicester Apparently Killer Ken Davies of Cardiff was disqualified for an unprovoked attack on the ref - in this case the vicar!

Cuts exist - see separate record