Shadow Shrinking

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

402

Date Released

14 Feb 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Shadow Shrinking
2. 2(Untitled record)
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5Tiptoe Dancers
6. 6(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - exercises for girls who wish to stay slim.
British Pathe synopsis: Keep fit exercises. "No girl need ever put on too much weight," said our Beauty Expert - "Two minutes daily of this - " Panning shot of girls’ legs They wear very short shorts, ballet shoes and white socks. M/S from low angle of girls standing at the bar doing ballet exercises. Girl does a handstand which turns into a crab. Another girl does a handstand on top of her friend - holding on to her knees whilst her friend supports her shoulders with her arms. They look towards the camera and smile. The girls walk along in "crab" position with their hands and feet on the ground and their stomachs pointing up to the ceiling. Closer shot of two girls walking along in this way towards the camera. Girls do other acrobatic exercises - rolling over and jumping up again. "Putting the best foot forward will kill the biggest shadow ever acquired." Girls stand in the crab position and kick their feet out. We see this again from behind.

Keywords

Physical fitness and training

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   21 February 1929 p51.
The Bioscope   13 February 1929 p46.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.99
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP099 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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