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

4 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Slapstick entertainers "the Hughes family" perform their cycling routine
British Pathe synopsis: "Meet the Hughes family - give them a cycle and they’ll go for hours." L/S of two adults and a young boy cycling around a ring - probably in the Pathe Studio. They perform various stunts on their bicycles including cycling on one wheel. The boy rides a tiny bicycle. The woman rides her bike and bounces a balloon on a stick at the same time. She attempts to pass it to her husband but it goes a bit wrong. They try again and this time he gets it OK. He then bounces it. He bounces it at the young son who does a comedy fall - pretending to have been knocked over by it. Funny business ensues with the mother and father pretending to fight whilst still riding their bicycles. The woman pushes her husband over - one of the sons cushions his fall. "If you want to brighten up that party at home - just try this little game - (but see your Insurance Agent first)." As the woman bounces the ball on a stick as she is cycling along, the husband grabs her skirt - flashing off her knickers.

Keywords

Cycling; Performing arts

Written sources

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

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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