Hooking a Fifty Pounder. A Shannon River Study.

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
263
Date Released
17 Jun 1926
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Pathe Intertitles - "Just on ten o’clock we pushed off in our fishing "cot" - as they call the Shannon River boats -". Two shots
"For over six hours "three men in a boat" had tried their luck - and patience - and suddenly -". Two shots
"Half-an-hour of skilful playing and the gentleman with the gaff came into action -". One shot
"And this is the little prawn that tempted that fifty-pounder -". Two shots
"Ah! Salmon was cheap that night ..." One shot
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list of this item appears in the Pathe boxfile
Keywords
Sport; Fisheries
Locations
Irish Free State
Written sources
Pathe Eve 246-280 Boxfile   Commentary script
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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British Pathe Ltd
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Address
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Hooking a Fifty Pounder. A Shannon River Study.', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 263, 17 Jun 1926. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/334517 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)