"Take Your Fancy!"
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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- 4 / 6
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- NoS Summary - A children’s fancy dress competition in South Africa.
British Pathe synopsis: "A South African Sidelight." Introductory intertitle reads: "The days of outdoor Galas and Fancy Dress Parades are upon us. Here are a few ideas from our young Citizens of Johannesburg." High angle panning shot of large number of people at a fete or garden party. M/S of a children’s fancy dress parade - white South Africans. Lots of pierrots, geisha girl, Little Bo Peeps, fairies, soldiers, etc. C/Us of some of the children in their outfits. "From Soldiers to Wedding Cakes - take your choice." M/S of some more of the children. - Keywords
- Children; Fashion and costume
- Locations
- South Africa
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- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.215
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP215 Used for synopsis
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How to cite this record
'"Take Your Fancy!"', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 525, 25 Jun 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332749 (Accessed 20 Jul 2025)