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Snow Amazons

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
618
Date Released
6 Apr 1933
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Springtime Harvest
  2. 2Sunday Club Row
  3. 3Snow Amazons
  4. 4Acrobatic Grace

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
NoS Summary - Bathing belles have fun in the snow play handball and tug o’ war
British Pathe synopsis: "Oh! It’s nice to get out in the morning when the snow is white - and c-c-cold!" M/S of a group of girls in bathing suits jumping around in the snow. They are jumping in the air trying to grab a beach ball. C/U of the girls, they laugh as they jump around. M/S of the girls running around in the snow holding hula hoops. The girls run around throwing and catching balls. L/S of woman standing on a balcony with a large bow and arrow. She shoots the arrow. The doors behind her open and girls flood out, running towards the camera throwing balls and laughing. High angle shot of the girls throwing balls to each other. M/S of the girls playing. High angle shot of the girls dancing in a circle holding hula hoops. One girl holds each side of a hoop so they are linked in a circle. Various shots of their graceful dance. "Diehards - and pull-hards." L/S of the girls having a tug of war. M/S of one group of girls pulling on the rope. Various shots of the contest, the girls slip around in the snow. They all fall over at the end.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Women; Winter sports
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.258
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP258
National Film Archive Catalogue
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