Acrobatics de Luxe
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- 2 / 5
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- NoS Summary - Impressive acrobatic routine by Beate Bradna.
British Pathe synopsis: L/S of a woman dancing in front of a curtain backdrop. She wears black shorts and a white top. She swings her legs around. Closer shot of her as she begins an acrobatic routine. She does handsprings, walking on her hands and doing "scissors" with her legs, somersaults, "Just to "slow" this fast lady we’ll turn on Eve’s ultra-rapid camera" Slow motion footage of the acrobat doing her stuff. "You want a fine sense of balance - and an india-rubber body to copy Beate’s style" Beate continues her routine. "And only the ultra-rapid eye, taking 160 pictures a second, could explain how she does it -" Slow motion footage of Beate’s impressive somersaults. "Fast as you wish - all acrobatics come alike to Beate" Beate does more crazy twirls and jumps. "Just try it over when you get home - you can all see how it’s done!" More slow motion acrobatics. - Researcher Comments
- British Pathe Note: paper records state that this is Beate Bradna.
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- Music and dance
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- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.230
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP230
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998) p26.
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How to cite this record
'Acrobatics de Luxe', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 556, 28 Jan 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332908 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)