Novelties in Boat

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

436

Date Released

10 Oct 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Novelties in Boat
2. 2"Eve" Presents Mayris Chaney and Edward Fox in "The Dance Divine"
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - pedal powered, a tandem boat and one with a motor on the side.
British Pathe synopsis: Two women have fun in a bizarre boat shaped like a duck! The boat is pedal-powered so one of the women pedals away whilst the other just sits and looks at the view. They both wear flowery summer dresses and floppy hats. L/S of the boat being propelled towards the camera. The girls travel past. "Tandems too!" reads an intertitle. The second novelty boat is propelled by two women who pedal away. One woman steers the boat with a large steering wheel. C/U showing the woman’s torso as she pedals. Reverse angle shot of the other woman’s body and legs as she pedals. Top shot of the pedal mechanism with the legs of both women pumping away. L/S of the boat as it is propelled past the camera. "And here’s another cute idea for river folk - the side outboard motor." The third boat featured has a motor which a woman in a floaty chiffon dress attaches to the side. Another woman attaches the propeller and they then go for a little trip in the boat.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Curiosities

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   17 October 1929, p38.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.113
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP113 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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