The Uplift Movement

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
524
Date Released
18 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Summary
NoS Summary - Women jumping from the wing of one aircraft to another.
British Pathe synopsis: "Eve has joined the uplift movement - in the air." M/S of two women standing on the top wing of a biplane as it taxis along. "Only yesterday Adam was the stunt specialist in mid-air, but Eve plays the ‘plane-changing game equally as well today." Air to air shots of woman jumping from the wing of one plane to another whilst they are in flight! "Just like changing your cars, on land. (But one slip here, would be your final notice!)" Shot of the stunt being performed again. "Now - any lady?" M/S of the plane coming into land with two women standing on the wings.
Keywords
Women; Aviation; Stunts
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.214
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP214 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue
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How to cite this record

'The Uplift Movement', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 524, 18 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332747 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)