Grass Riders

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
373
Date Released
26 Jul 1928
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
NoS Summary - turf-riding, a new sport.
British Pathe synopsis: Introductory intertitle reads: "No relation to grass widows - it’s a new sport - "Turf Riding." High angle long shot of girls being dragged along grass on small boards towed by cars and motorbikes. "Just sit on the plank, imagine the turf is surf, and there you are - ! (But oh the bumps when the ground’s rough!)" M/S of three girls sitting on the plank, car starts and the girls are towed along. Shot from the car of the girls being towed along - very shaky shot. High angle shot of the fun and games. There is a biplane in shot as the vehicles swing around. Aerial shots of the new sport. "Try it at your next Carnival." Shot from the ground of the sport, both the three girls being towed by the car and the man being towed by the motorcycle tumbling off their boards by the camera.
Keywords
Sport
Written sources
Kinematograph Weekly   2 August 1928 p44.
The Bioscope   8 August 1928 p23.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.105
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP105 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue
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How to cite this record

'Grass Riders', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 373, 26 Jul 1928. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331931 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)