Graceful Eve

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

649

Date Released

9 Nov 1933

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

British Pathe synopsis: "Introducing two of Eve’s American cousins...Miss Helen Wainwright..." L/S of an outdoor swimming pool. Crowds of people sit and stand on the edge of the pool. A woman dives from a high diving board into the pool. A cameraman is visible on the board beside her. Closer view of the woman doing another impressive dive. M/S of her in the water. "The perfection of this dive is emphasised when seen through the "slow" Camera." L/S - dive seen in slow motion. "And now two unique slow-motion views of Miss Aileen Riggin." Top shot of Miss Riggin diving. We see her hit the water. Different dive seen from the same viewpoint - slow motion.

Keywords

Women; Water sports

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.272
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP272

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