Self Defence, for Eve. Demonstrated by Captain Mortimer and Miss Daisy Holmes.

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

187

Date Released

1 Jan 1925

Length of issue (in feet)

900

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dandie Dinmont Terriers. A Darenth, Kent, Study.
2. 2Fine Feathers - Make Fine Flowers!
3. 3Self Defence, for Eve. Demonstrated by Captain Mortimer and Miss Daisy Holmes.
4. 4Paris Modes. In Pathecolor.
5. 5The Adventures of Felix the Cat, by Pat Sullivan -

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Pathe Intertitles - "Ever had a perfect gentleman snatch your handbag? It can be stopped -"
"And now for some self-defence methods. The gentleman who grasps you from behind -"
"Slow-motion will explain how, by grasping the attacker’s wrists and slipping downwards, the man may be thrown over one’s leg -"
"A frontal attack is just as drastically settled by these Ju-jutsu methods -"
"The weaker sex ... He! Ha!"

Researcher Comments

A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.

Keywords

Women; Physical fitness and training

Written sources

J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001)   p128.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.14
Pathe Eve 170-210 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

200

This series is held by:

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

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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

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