On the Word of a Women!

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

500

Date Released

1 Jan 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

872

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

NoS synopsis: "In far-off Persia, where over 2000 years ago the Great City of Persepolis became a ruin at the word of a woman." L/S of man walking through what looks like ruins of an ancient settlement. M/S of a primitive set of stone steps. Three men ride horses up the steps. "At the whim of Thais, the Courtesan, Alexander the Great razed the city to the ground, and Persepolis was no more. Eve had a lot to answer for that day!" Tourist walk through ruins - large statues tower above them. Various shots of man looking at these architectural ruins. "On some of the still-standing columns of the great Temple of Jupiter, are many unique carvings. Various shots of the carvings.

Researcher Comments

A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathe boxfile.

Keywords

History and archaeology

Locations

Persia

Footage sources

Pathe Lure of the East

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly 7 January 1931, p25.
Pathe Inventory File Tin No.203
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP203
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

155

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