The Canoe Girls of Ngaruawahia (ahem!)

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
510
Date Released
12 Mar 1931
Length of issue (in feet)
794
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Girls from Canada
  2. 2Mr. Stork Calls
  3. 3High Speed Cookery
  4. 4The Canoe Girls of Ngaruawahia (ahem!)
  5. 5Old and New - a Photographic Cameo
  6. 6Dainty Neck Adornments from Paris (in Pathecolor)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
NoS synopsis: "Look at the way big brother hurdles a canoe", said the Maori girls of Nga... and the rest..." L/S of two men rowing a canoe over a constructed wooden hurdle. People watch from the bank. "Why not us? Let’s go!" Shot from another angle which reveals more of the crowds on the riverbank as a two girl team attempts the hurdle."If at first you don’t succeed..." We see the girls’ previously unsuccessful attempts. As the tip of the canoe crosses the hurdle, the girl at the back has to run to the front to alter the balance of weight. Eventually they manage it, camera pans across to show a paddle steamer boat on the river.
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathe boxfile.
Keywords
Competitions; Water sports
Locations
New Zealand
Footage sources
Pathe   Re-issue
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.208
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No. EP208
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
123

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