A String Trick

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

644

Date Released

5 Oct 1933

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - magician shows the secret behind a sleight of hand trick.
British Pathe synopsis: "A piece of wood - some string or cord, and a penknife, will enable Father to mystify that growing son..." C/U of a piece of wood standing on its end. A penknife is stuck into the side of it. A man’s hands tie a piece of string around the wood over and under the penknife. The penknife is taken out and the string pulled - it unties from the wood with ease. "The secret lies in placing one particular cord end below the other. To show you more clearly we have coloured the cord black and white." The trick is again demonstrated. "Once again..." The magician demonstrates the trick very slowly.

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.270
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP270
National Film Archive Catalogue

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