The Spinner

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

489

Date Released

16 Oct 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

769

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Spinner
2. 2Dancers - Grotesque and Dainty. (from "Victoria Vanities", Victoria Palace, London.)
3. 3"Autumn"
4. 4The Keeper of the Birds. Filmed at Wargrave.
5. 5Tony the Diver. (Filmed at Chiswick, London)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: "For over 160 years the delicate art of spinning glass (originated by the Venetians) has been practised by one family in London." C/Us of a middle aged woman spinning glass. "Fine as human hair, soft as silk, but just glass," said Mrs Paul, the Spinner." C/U of strands of the glass which do indeed look like soft strands of silk. She ties the strands in a knot. C/U of her hands as she separates out the strands. "Now for the next, a pretty example of glass manipulation -". C/Us of Mrs Paul making a tiny bird from the glass. Dissolves are used between various stages. "On goes the tail - with a little shellac - and we’re through." The tail is a large bunch of the silk like glass we have just seen. M/S of a stand displaying lots of the model glass birds.

Researcher Comments

A short description of the subject matter of this story is present in the Pathé boxfile.

Keywords

Arts and crafts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.198
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP198
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile   Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

182

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