Eve in Training

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
150
Date Released
17 Apr 1924
Length of issue (in feet)
870
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
British Pathe Summary - Women train for athletics events and show their talents.
Pathe synopsis: "At Battersea Park we saw them, fit [illegible] enthusiastic - getting ready for the Women’s Olympiad." Shot of 6 women in shorts with their arms around each other. "Just a run round first. (with a "slowed" view to follow.)" "Many races are lost owing to a bad start - so they must practise getting away quickly." "Our Ultra-Rapid Camera shows what perfection they have attained." "Hurdling offers little difficulties to these athletic Eves." "They clear the obstacles with inches to spare." Long jump, high jump, hurdles, leap frog, sprinting are demonstrated. Inter-title reads "And Cupid’s darts sometimes look very small beside Eve’s Javelin". A woman is shown throwing a javelin from several angles.
Keywords
Women; Athletics
Written sources
J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001)   p126.
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP045
Pathe Eve 131-169 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
180

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How to cite this record

'Eve in Training', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 150, 17 Apr 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331044 (Accessed 07 Apr 2026)