News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

625

Date Released

25 May 1933

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Tricks of the Trade
• 2. With Eve on the Broads
• 3. A Harvest Contrast
• 4. Radium!
• 5. All Together
• 6. Eve Cricketer
• 7. Back to the Days of old

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

NoS Summary - Secrets of three magic tricks are revealed by Professor John Warren.
British Pathe synopsis: "Sympathising with harassed fathers, Prof. Warren demonstrates a few tricks to show the youngsters. This coin "change" for instance..." C/U of Professor Warren’s hand - he hold a coin between his thumb and middle finger. Through sleight of hand he changes it into a larger coin. "...is so easy." C/U of his hands showing how he swaps the large coin with the small coin. "And the next always scores a bull’s-eye with the youngsters..." A trick is demonstrated which involves setting light to a handkerchief. It begins to burn then magically turns back into a complete handkerchief. "...but, from behind." We see how the trick is done - a handkerchief is secreted in the matchbox. When the matchbox is closed after a match is taken out, this releases the hidden handkerchief. "Then the burnt handkerchief trick is absurdly simple - when you know how!" Another trick is demonstrated. Professor Warren sets light to another handkerchief, burning a section of it. The handkerchief is opened out - not a mark on it! Again, Professor Warren reveals the secret of the trick. A small part of handkerchief is hidden in the hand and it is this that is burnt. We only see the Professor’s hands and body - no shots of his face.

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.261
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP261
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998)   p269.
National Film Archive Catalogue

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