The Dance of the Cards

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

387

Date Released

1 Nov 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Dance of the Cards
2. 2(Untitled record)
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5(Untitled record)
6. 6(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - children dressed as playing cards and adults as suits of cards.
British Pathe synopsis: C/U of a woman holding a deck of cards. There is an audience in front of her, they look to all be in the open air. A girl walks up to the woman, takes a card from her hand and curtseys. She has a large card around her neck representing the 9 of diamonds. High angle shot of a group of children milling around by a tent. Another child walks towards the women - she is dressed in a short frock and has a card around her neck representing the three of clubs. She takes a playing card and curtseys. High angle shot of large number of girls wearing playing card outfits. "You never saw a pack of playing cards shuffle itself like this" reads the intertitle. The girls all move around. High angle shot of some of the girls standing around. "And then the dance of the cards - stately and charming - " Adults in medieval style garb decorated with hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades do a refined dance holding hands. They dance, pointing toes, going under each others’ arms etc.

Keywords

Children; Performing arts

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   8 November 1928 p60.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.101
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP101 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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