We Are The Lambeth Boys
Members of Alford House Youth Club in Kennington, London, are seen at school, at work, and taking part in the club’s activities. Karel Reisz’s We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959) attempted to deliver a positive portrait of the lives of ordinary teenagers, far from the usual violent ‘Teddy Boy’ stereotype. Here’s a clip as they go out and about making merry. How this part of London looked and sounded in 1959:
And you can see the whole 50 minute film by clicking here.
Cable Street Riots. (used as a video backgound to The Ghosts of Cable Street by The Men They Couldn’t Hang).
This took place 70 years ago in October 1936. You can read more about it on wikipedia. The similarity with modern footage of football fan violence is striking.
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