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Topical Budget 505-2: Tea-Cup Final (1921)
 

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Main title. "Regent Palace Ladies draw with "Corner House Ladies". Football match between two teams of Lyons' waitresses. Severalintroductory shots showing good-natured clowning beforethe game begins. Included are a man on stilts and a man dressed like a cave man. The toss for the kick off. The game in progress - shows three near misses. The women play for fun rather than showing off any footballing skills. "They fought like Lyons!" A shot of the players talking to each other after the game.