Hey Ho! Come to the Fun Fair!

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

525

Date Released

25 Jun 1931

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Scenic railway, motor boat dodgems and miniature railway at the funfair in Margate.
British Pathe synopsis: "Filmed at Margate, Kent". "Thrills, spills, whirls and girls - " Shot of a spinning wheel which is made of mirrors, people are seen walking behind it. L/S of a roller coaster then C/U of back of boys heads as they ride the roller coaster. Cameraman is presumably riding the roller coaster. "On the water..." Two girls climb into a small motorised boat. Cameraman films them from another boat as they steer it around a little boating pond. "...and on the line -" Children climb into a little miniature train. Shot of the front of the train as it pulls off. Shot from on board the train from just behind the driver. "Notice we didn’t quite pass beneath the bridge? Well, the camera tried to, but just didn’t! Now for the next thrill - " Shot showing people watching those riding the motorised boats. "And the next - up, down and round about. Eve will go on, till she’s dizzy." Shot of another of the rides, a cross between a waltzer and a roller coaster. C/U of a group of people as they scream with enjoyment on the ride. Various shots of the ride. Roller coaster cars zoom past the camera. Very short shot of a woman’s skirt flying up, she pulls it back down. The hood comes down on the roller coaster ride - it is the caterpillar ride. The hood is taken back up revealing some couples kissing.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.215
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP215 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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