Cheating the Mud Spots

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
249
Date Released
11 Mar 1926
Length of issue (in feet)
970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
NoS Summary - button-up rubber stocking protectors are demonstrated.
NoS synopsis: Intertitle reads: "With so much silk-clad ankle about nowadays, one can hardly blame the mud spots for clinging to Eve’s stockings. But, here’s a novel little rubber protector which baffles ‘em". C/U of woman in hat and fur trimmed coat taking two rubber items from a wrapper. She bends down and there is a C/U of her leg, her foot is on a table. She proceeds to button the rubber stocking protectors around her leg. "At first glance, hey look like a new kind of boot -". She lifts her skirts and looks down at both legs. C/U of her feet and calves wearing the protectors whilst standing on a very muddy road. Woman turns and walks down a very muddy street with cars racing by.
Keywords
Fashion and costume
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.51
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP051
Pathe Eve 246-280 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
80

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How to cite this record

'Cheating the Mud Spots', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 249, 11 Mar 1926. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331380 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)