News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

606

Date Released

12 Jan 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. More Half and Half Pictures
• 2. Another Record-Breaker
• 3. From the Land of Lilliput
• 4. Wheels and Whirls
• 5. Loonie Lids

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Slow motion of a woman diving and underwater shots of her in the water.
British Pathe synopsis: "In the air and below the water - there’s no limit to the modern cine-camera’s travels - " M/S of a woman walking towards the camera by a hotel’s outdoor swimming pool. She runs, dives into the pool then swims along. The camera follows her as she swims along. L/S of a woman on a diving board, the camera is half submerged in the pool water. Woman dives in and swims towards the camera. "Out in Los Angeles men may be men, but it takes a girl to show ‘em how to dive prettily." Side view of a woman diving off a board. Underwater shot of girl entering the pool. As she swims towards the camera she turns her body around in sideways somersaults. "And the slow-motion camera makes sure that nothing of this perfect Miss is missed." L/S of woman on the diving board. Her dive is seen in slow motion. We then see her swimming underwater. She somersaults underwater.

Keywords

Women; Water sports

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.253
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP253
National Film Archive Catalogue

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