White Sails - "The River Folk"

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

617

Date Released

30 Mar 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flake Fancies
2. 2White Sails - "The River Folk"
3. 3Laughing at the Law of Gravity
4. 4Taking a Chance

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - people sailing for pleasure on the Norfolk Broads.
British Pathe synopsis: "A sail, a sail - my Kingdom for a sail - " (Not the two-and-eleven-three variety, most frequently in Eve’s mind)." M/S of several boats being prepared for a trip on the Norfolk Broads. M/S of sailboats passing the camera. Montage of shots of people boating on the Broads linked with dissolves. "Other sports - other dress", says Eve today." Woman wearing knickerbockers, shirt and dark hat pushes a boat off from a small jetty. She jumps on. M/S of the woman unfurling a sail. "Only river craft, but Eve today is learning from Adam the craft of the river craft - " Various shots of yachts on the water and of boats moored. M/S of the woman seen earlier standing on the end of her boat. She laughs.

Researcher Comments

British Pathe - although not stated in the intertitles, paper records suggest that this was shot on the Norfolk Broads.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Sailing

Locations

England; Norfolk Broads

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.258
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP258
National Film Archive Catalogue

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