Sky-high Girls

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

545

Date Released

12 Nov 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1"Shoe’s Who"
2. 2Hardihood
3. 3Billy
4. 4Sky-high Girls
5. 5S-s-s-speed Sport
6. 6Keeping Away Cold
7. 7Why Ostrich Feathers leave home
8. 8Here Comes the Bridesmaid’s Dresses

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 8

Summary

NoS Summary - A group of mountaineers climb a high mountain in South Africa.
British Pathe synopsis: "A Mountaineering Sidelight". "Off for the Salikatse Nek - a hard climb above the great Transvaal plain -" High angle shots of hikers walking uphill. "Safety first." M/S of girls having ropes tied around their waists. "And up we go - " M/S of mountaineers climbing steep rocks. High angle shot of rope being thrown down to climber making his way up. "Tough going for a girl -" A woman inches her war across a very steep shelf of rock. Shot of man climbing between a crevice. "The only reward - the pleasure of achievement." Panning shot of the climbers admiring the view from the top.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

South Africa

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.225
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP225
National Film Archive Catalogue

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