Gym Jaunts! (For the Youngsters)

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

2 / 7

Summary

NoS Summary - young children are put through gruelling exercise routines.
NoS synopsis: "In many Continental Schools, special courses of exercises are laid down for growing children..." M/S of children exercising in a school gym or sports hall. The children look quite young. Various shots of the children climbing on bars, hanging down then lifting their legs about their heads. "This is the kind of change from school lessons the youngsters like -" A man in a white coat helps two small boys to perform forward rolls. A woman then does the same for the girls, helping girl to do a headstand then flip over into a crab. C/U of some of the girls in gym gear. "Each child is given exercises considered exactly suitable - a fit body is as essential as a fit mind here - " The gym teachers help two girls to balance on the bars. They lift the girls’ bodies so that they are leaning on one bar with their arms with their head balanced on another bar. Two other girls do exercises on the bars. M/S of some of the children doing "bunny hops" across the gym floor. M/S of the girls doing synchronised exercises in the gym. Shot of the teacher clapping his hands - seen from behind. M/S of one of the girls exercising.

Researcher Comments

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

Keywords

Children; Physical fitness and training

Footage sources

Deulig

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.203
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP203
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

130

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