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"All Quiet" and "Not so Quiet"

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
534
Date Released
27 Aug 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1"All Quiet" and "Not so Quiet"
  2. 2Paintings that Live
  3. 3Brighter Signs!
  4. 4Prepare before you Hike
  5. 5Transfers
  6. 6The Bright Side of Brandenberg

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
British Pathe synopsis: "All quiet on the sea front where Eve gathers for the angling festival - but the fish forgot the appointment." M/S of a group of a dozen women holding fishing rods. Dissolve into a shot of the women casting off from a pier. Another shot of the girls fishing. "Not so quiet, however, on the Firbright front where the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry are in training." Women in uniform stand to attention then perform a "Gas Mask relay race". Various shots of the race in progress. "While patience seeks - in vain - its reward on one front." MS of woman fishing from the pier. More shots of the women anglers. "...hard training brings efficiency on the other." M/S of two women struggling to put a tire on a lorry. M/S of Red Cross lorry. Various shots of two women racing to prepare their jeep for the off. Man in military uniform seems to be a judge. Group of people spectate. Various shots of Red Cross lorries being driven around. "Hope." Woman angler is silhouetted against sunset on the sea.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Competitions; Military
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.218
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP218 Used for synopsis
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