News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

614

Date Released

9 Mar 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Swimming Strokes - and How they Evolved
• 2. Liliputian Liners
• 3. The Tail End - or Daring Dan the Cameraman

Story

Summary

NoS Summary - Model boats are put through their paces on a boating lake in a park
British Pathe synopsis: "Across the saucy seas (in the Park) they sail - and never lose a passenger." M/S of various model boats on a lake. One of the boats moves across the lake. M/S of a group of boats including model yacht. "Big models and little models - all the keenest object for discussion amongst the great army of model yachtsmen." M/S of the models including a liner. L/S of the boating lake, crowds of people watch the display. "But, speed-boats are admired by all. Twenty-five - even thirty-five miles an hour is attained." C/U of man starting a motor on a model speedboat. Camera pans around the lake to show all the boats. There is a man in the water catching and setting off the boats. Various shots of the speedboats.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Toys and models

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.257
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP257
National Film Archive Catalogue

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