A women "Manned" fire brigade!

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

488

Date Released

9 Oct 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

906

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A women "Manned" fire brigade!
2. 2The Lad and the Lass
3. 3The Flair for the Flare. A new Pathecolor Mode.
4. 4Twinkles from "Follow a Star" the new musical comedy, Winter Garden Theatre, London.
5. 5A Car Novelty
6. 6Babyland at the Zoo

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

NoS synopsis: "In the town where they make the biscuit (Reading) we discovered a smart private women’s fire brigade." Women in firemen’s helmets and boots push fire fighting equipment towards the camera. We then see them pushing the equipment away from the camera. "Come to think of it, ladies should be experts in hose - (and ladders)" jokes an intertitle. Women run towards the camera pulling hoses. We then see three of the women directing fire hoses at a building. Various shots of the women using the hoses. We then see some "Chuting practice - " Interior of a building - woman pushes rolled up chute out of the window. Low angle of window from outside as the chute unrolls. Interior - a woman is helped out of the window and onto the chute. Camera follows the body as it moves down inside the chute. The woman is helped out at the bottom. A rope is thrown from the window. Another woman climbs out and slides down the rope. "And this needs a nervy jumper - " reads an intertitle before a high angle shot of a stretched out piece of canvas held by firewomen at the bottom of the building. Woman jumps from the building and lands on the canvas.

Keywords

Women; Emergency services

Locations

England; Reading; Berkshire

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.197
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP197
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile   Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

191

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

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