The Youngest Bathing Belle

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

591

Date Released

29 Sep 1932

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1More Jobs! Quaint and Queer
2. 2That Devil Lionel!
3. 3The Palace of Spires - Bangkok
4. 4Poise and Pace
5. 5The Lightest Weights!
6. 6The Youngest Bathing Belle
7. 7Your Hand - Something about one of your most important Items

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

NoS Summary - A very young girl, Marjorie Best, is shown swimming and diving.
British Pathe synopsis: "Meet Marjorie Best - just 2 and a half years of age, but with the courage of a twenty-year old -" The little girl is dangled by the arms off the edge of a swimming pool then dropped in. She starts swimming - she has arm bands or similar floats. Various shots of Marjorie as she swims. She stops and puts her head back. A man helps her out of the pool. She stands on the pool edge and applauds. "Marjorie has her own way of diving - but then she’s only two-and-a-half!" Marjorie walks out to the end of the diving board and steps off. A crowd of people watch from the edge of the pool. The man helps her out of the pool.

Keywords

Children; Swimming; Water sports

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.246
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP246
National Film Archive Catalogue

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