Sonny Boy

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

407

Date Released

23 Mar 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Something for the Youngsters - The Dolls Come to Life
2. 2Sonny Boy
3. 3The Tele Skater Girls
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5(Untitled record)
6. 6(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Boxer Stribling and his 2 and a half year old son spar and the baby gets thrown around.
British Pathe synopsis: 2 and 1/2 year old boy balances on a tripod and turns the handle of a 35mm cine camera. His father holds the tripod steady. The toddler is then thrown into his fathers arms from off screen. His dad then throws him high in the air back to the person we can’t see. The man is the boxer Stribling. Sonny and his dad have a little boxing match. Shots of them sparring. Great shot from a low angle of Sonny being held aloft by his dad. The kid just balances on his father’s hands. The boxer lifts and lowers the boy, turning him upside down then the right way up again.

Keywords

Children; Boxing

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   28 March 1929 p53.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.107
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP107 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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