Roof Top "P.T." (Filmed on Adelaide House)

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
487
Date Released
2 Oct 1930
Length of issue (in feet)
723
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
NoS Summary - Women exercise on roof of London building led by Mr Dell.
NoS synopsis: "On one of London’s tallest office buildings, where the air is fresh and breezy." L/S of Adelaide House in London. M/S of group of women in day clothes doing keep fit exercises on the roof of the building. The Thames and Tower Bridge can be seen in the background. A man dressed in white tends to the gramophone. There are plants on the roof - a roof garden. Various shots of the bending and stretching exercises. "These are good exercises for golfers", explained Mr Dell, the P.T. Instructor." M/S of a woman exercising whilst holding golf clubs. M/S of women exercising with tops of London buildings in the background. Monument seen in the background. "Nearly 150 feet up in the air - overlooking the busy City." The girls touch their toes.
Researcher Comments
A handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.
Keywords
Physical fitness and training
Locations
London; England
Footage sources
Pathe
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.197
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP197
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
135

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Notes
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Name
British Pathe Ltd
Email
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Phone
0207 665 8340
Address
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London
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Roof Top "P.T." (Filmed on Adelaide House)', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 487, 2 Oct 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332541 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)