The Pram Parade

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
546
Date Released
19 Nov 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Whirligig
  2. 2Figure Perfection
  3. 3Foxy!
  4. 4The Pram Parade

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
NoS Summary - Competition for decorated prams - hand made paper decorations.
British Pathe synopsis: "Filmed at Wimbledon". "No home or town complete without one - (or a lot of them)." M/S of a parade of women pushing decorated prams with babies sitting in them. M/S of the prams being pushed through a street lined with onlookers. A policeman pushes his bike alongside the parade. M/S of one of the prams - baby inside holds a Union Jack flag. "Babies of every sort and size - and every one a mother’s prize! (But, not one pram had to exceed one shilling in the decorations.)" C/U of pram decorated with paper flowers. Dissolve into another - highly decorated with crepe paper. C/Us of various competitors’ creations. One pram is decorated with the words "Buy British Goods". C/U of baby in one of the prams. One pram is decorated as a yacht with a big sail made of paper. C/U of back of one of the prams again with the words "Buy British Goods". Patriotic baby waves Union Jack in pram decorated with rosettes and crêpe paper.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Competitions
Locations
London; Wimbledon; England
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.225
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP225
National Film Archive Catalogue
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