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Polo for Ladies

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
608
Date Released
26 Jan 1933
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Slaves of the Shuttle
  2. 2Polo for Ladies
  3. 3Dancing Daughters (Junior)
  4. 4The Watercress Workers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
British Pathe synopsis: "Another one of Adam’s games added to Eve’s list - Polo - " M/S of a woman waving a polo hat to and fro. She wears jodhpurs and riding boots and smiles broadly at the camera. L/S of women on horseback dressed in polo gear. Various shots of a game in progress. "Turn the Slow Camera on and all movement receives added grace." Slow motion footage of the match. A cameraman or photographer has to run to get out of the way as the horses approach the goal. Various shots of the game. "The faster our camera - the slower the chase. (apparently)" Slow motion footage of the ball passing the camera followed by the polo players. The girls ride towards the camera.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Horses
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.254
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP254
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