A Sure Footing

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

509

Date Released

5 Mar 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

713

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - A woman dances on a tightrope above an American city.
NoS synopsis: "And it must be sure to dance lightly along a wire suspended 300 feet in the air." M/S of woman walking on the tightrope holding a parasol. Large skyscrapers seen in the background. Woman wears a white fur trimmed outfit - similar to an ice-skating outfit. She walks backwards and forwards on the wire, holding her skirt out. "One false step - and it’s the last." High angle shot of the woman, city streets seen below. She balances on one leg. She wobbles as if there is a danger of her falling off the wire. She then does a bit of a dance on the wire, flicking her skirts around. "You’ve heard of the straight and narrow path? Well, this must be it." High angle shot of her on the wire - skyscrapers in the background. She does some high kicks and balances on one leg. She grabs her ankle and stretches her leg out.

Keywords

Women; Stunts

Locations

United States of America

Footage sources

Pathe News Re-issue

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.207
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP207
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

116

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