Penny Postcards

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

393

Date Released

13 Dec 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Penny Postcards
2. 2Sporty women - anglers, rowers and cross country runners.
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Illustrations of imaginary correspondence.
British Pathe synopsis: Film about women anglers, rowers and cross country runners. First shot is a C/U of a postcard which reads: "Dear Mary, Just landed Brighton - having quiet time on the Pier. Love Jean." Postcard is addressed to Miss M Willer, 310 Green Road, Chatsworth. C/U of young woman sitting in a deck chair fishing over the side of the pier and reading her paper. M/S of another woman fishing from the pier. She is wrapped up against the cold in a fur trimmed overcoat. She casts her line. M/S of another woman fishing. An elderly woman sits beside her holding a cat in her lap. C/U of another postcard which reads: "Dear Bill, Angling is great fun - wish you were here - then we could sling our hook together - Best wishes, Jean." Card is addressed to Mr W.A. Backer, Hertford Mansions, W1. A group of women have a picnic on the pier. C/U of a woman munching on a sandwich as she reels in her line. Third postcard reads: "Annie Dear, Still busy on the line - wonder what the worm thinks about it!" Love J." Mrs A. Dear lives at 11, Welwyn Terrace EC2. Another fur coated woman fishes from the pier. C/U of her hands as she fixes a worm to the hook. She shakes her fingers as if a bit disgusted by the thought of what she has just done! "Dear Fred, Not much of a catch today. Harry Preston seems to have landed the best. Yours to a Cinder. Jean." To Mr F.A. Shepherd, 116 Chiswick Road, Chiswick. Another woman fishes off the side of the pier. She brings in a smallish fish. M/S of her laying out her catch for the camera. L/S of the pier - lots of people fishing in silhouette. "Dear Mam, Decided fishing too tame - going to try rowing. Love Jennie." - this addressed to Mrs Moore of Morely House, Myrthe Terrace, Clapham. Four girls walk arm in arm in a park, one of the girls has a small dog on a lead. The girls come close to the camera - they smile. L/S of girls rowing on the river - two boats in competition. The P.S. on a postcard is highlighted: "P.S. Getting stronger every minute - can now pull up a river! J." More shots of the girls rowing in fours. View of the two boats from another. On the river bank the girls carry their boats. They turn them upside down and a carry boats and blades past the camera. "Dear Bill, Here I am again - this time it’s a cross-country race. Fondest, Jean." L/S of large group of girls in black shorts and various light tops running towards camera. We see them run past in slow motion. The girls clamber over a fence. "Dear Sis, got mixed up with a "slow camera" today - just the thing to slow down fast ladies! Yours till the camera freezes. Jennie. P.S. Tell Ma returning (D.V.) Monday, but in any case Tuesday." L/S of girls jumping over large tree trunk, seen in slow motion. We see them falling over each other down a steep bank.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   20 December 1928 page illegible
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.103
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP103 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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