Furs on the Move

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

501

Date Released

8 Jan 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

1058

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

NoS synopsis: "Silver Fox, that fashionable (but expensive) fur so attractive to every woman - and Europe has taken to "growing" it. (Filmed near Scarborough.)" M/S of cages containing young foxes. L/S of the cages. "It’s tough luck to be a soft, silky fox - even though you may finish as a caressing necklet around some ravishing young lady’s shoulders." C/U of one of the foxes - showing its teeth.C/U of another fox - seen from the side. Panning shot of foxes in their cages, including one which has climbed to the top of the cage as if trying to get out. "Over in Germany they are going in for even more intensive fox breeding - " Panning shot of a large fox farm. A group of people wander between the cages. "Even those sleek, slinking coats have their off-moments of strife - and don’t their eyes breathe fire and water!" M/S of fox running around its cage looking very agitated. C/U of fox growling at the camera.

Researcher Comments

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

Keywords

Fashion and costume; Animals

Locations

Yorkshire; Scarborough; England

Footage sources

Pathe
Deulig

Written sources

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)

149

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