The Battle of Cable Street
From the collection of
From the collection of
The notorious Battle of Cable St kicks off this 1936 film, which also shows young Basque refugees and a Communist Summer Camp in rural Kent.
In this unique amateur film, by Lewis Rosenberg, we see large crowds of demonstrators amid a heavy police presence. An ambulance passes through the crowd and we see a man under arrest. We then see Basque refugee children with their UK sponsors at a fund raising event followed by a gathering of young communists at a summer camp in rural Kent. Delegates are seen socialising, attempting the French Apache Dance, ironing with a garden roller and indulging in boisterous horseplay.
In this unique amateur film, by Lewis Rosenberg, we see large crowds of demonstrators amid a heavy police presence. An ambulance passes through the crowd and we see a man under arrest. We then see Basque refugee children with their UK sponsors at a fund raising event followed by a gathering of young communists at a summer camp in rural Kent. Delegates are seen socialising, attempting the French Apache Dance, ironing with a garden roller and indulging in boisterous horseplay.