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The Dance of Mexico

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
53
Date Released
8 Jun 1922
Length of issue (in feet)
880
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Doll Mannequins
  2. 2Living Masterpieces -: London Cameos No.3
  3. 3Contrasts - from the great Farce "Tons of Money" at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London
  4. 4Hats - and Hats - and Hats. Filmed in Pathecolor in Paris.
  5. 5The Dance of Mexico
  6. 6The Adventures of Felix the Cat -: Introducing a Hungry Little Fellow

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
Pathe Intertitles - "Brief phases of a wild and passionate dance typical of a country whose name is a byword for trouble and strife -- (Interpreted by Mme. Korty and our Ultra-Rapid Camera)." Six shots.
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list for this story is present in the Pathé boxfile. The number 118/144 is noted next to this story on the issue sheet.
Keywords
Music and dance; Photography
Written sources
J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001)   p126.
Pathe Eve 41-79 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
130

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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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).
Series held
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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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