Those Easter Eggs

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

513

Date Released

2 Apr 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

900

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

Pathe Summary - Interesting glimpses of the manufacture of an Easter Egg - from the coca beans to the finished article.
NoS synopsis: "Eggsclusively eggs - starting with this machine - and cocoa beans." M/S of a woman working at a machine which sorts or cleans cocoa beans. "Sugar and spice," to make it nice." M/S of a woman pouring powder into a machine. M/S of a chocolate paste emerging from a mixing machine. "While chocolate moulders are busy forming the eggs, others make the inside chocolates." High angle shot of 10 women working at a bench making chocolates. "Art steps in - (pretty decorations will extract a lot more from Father’s pocket)." C/U of man piping a design onto a large chocolate Easter egg. We watch the design taking shape. Finished egg is shown to the camera. C/U of a woman filling the egg with sweets wrapped in cellophane.

Researcher Comments

The Pathe summary was probably used as lobby card copy.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Industry and manufacture

Footage sources

Pathe Re-issue

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.209
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP209
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Issue sheet

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

150

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