(Plane Girls) Very Plane Girl
Series
- Series Name
- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- British Pathe synopsis: "Adam isn’t the only person to enjoy stunting - meet these two ladies - " C/U of two women wearing aviation helmets and goggles. They stand either side of a male pilot. M/S of the women climbing into a biplane. On the side of the plane is a name. The plane takes off and there is then an air to air shot of them climbing on to the wings of the plane. "This is just getting used to things - the real thrill comes when we dive under a bridge!" They stand on the top wing and the plane flies under a bridge. "Another try - just for luck." The stunt is repeated - they look pretty close to the bridge! Pathe News intertitle: "Why change places for a landing?" The plane comes in to land with the women still on the wings.
- Researcher Comments
- British Pathe - Footage from an American Pathe News item reedited for Eve’s Film Review.
- Keywords
- Women; Aviation; Stunts
- Written sources
- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.214
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP024 Used for synopsis
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- Production Co.
- British Pathe Ltd.
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How to cite this record
'(Plane Girls) Very Plane Girl', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 522, 4 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332743 (Accessed 25 Jul 2025)