The Big Splash! Filmed at Chiswick.
Series
- Series Name
- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- NoS Summary - fun at an outdoor swimming pool with some slow motion.
NoS synopsis: "Something to cool us when we’re surrounded by hot days, and close nights - memories of bath time and fun in the open -" L/S of group of girls lined up on the edge of an outdoor swimming pool or lido. Some of the girls dive in. M/S of three girls sitting on the edge of the pool sipping cups of tea. Others watch them. "Where the great thing is to make a dash to a splash -" People dive in over their heads and splash them. Various shots of people jumping in and enjoying themselves. "Whether you give a pain to the diving experts by this -" Various shots of people diving off the boards. Slow motion shots of people diving off the high board. "- or dive perfectly, like Aileen Riggin (at Ilford) -" Various high angle shots of her diving. Slow motion footage of her dives. "After all, the main thing is to enjoy yourself - and keep cool." More diving and more frolics in the pool. - Researcher Comments
- British Pathe - Paper records suggest that it is Chiswick Baths
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Swimming
- Locations
- London; Chiswick; England
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Written sources
- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.191
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP191
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue
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- British Pathe Ltd.
- Length of story (in feet)
- 200
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How to cite this record
'The Big Splash! Filmed at Chiswick.', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 473, 26 Jun 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332467 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)