• Short Summary

    Funny film showing glamour girls flashing off their prize-winning legs.

  • Description

    "Meet M'selle Pfanner whose shapely understandings won for her the Championship of Northern France." C/U of the lovely lady with a river behind her. She fluffs up her short hairdo and smiles.

    High angle shot of Miss Pfanner sitting on a strange bicycle-like contraption on the river. "M'selle places her faith in cycling for leg exercises - and if the roads are crowded, why, take to the water!" C/U of her legs as she turns the pedals. L/S of her pedalling the contraption which is a kind of water bicycle. The camera follows her as she cycles backwards and forwards. "And they're insured against accident for £10,000 - a first-class risk!" (presumably the prize winners of the title are her legs!) She poses on the bike with her legs crossed to give the cameraman and cinema audience a good view of her lovely legs. Extreme C/U of Miss Pfanner's legs and ankles, camera tilts up very slowly until we get a glimpse of her underwear - stocking tops just visible!

    "On the other hand, Miss Barbara Newberry, winner of the Ziegfeld Follies annual Contest for shapeliness, believes in hard dancing as an essential - " M/S of Miss Newberry standing on a table whilst a middle aged man in glasses measures her legs with a tape measure. She holds her skirt above her knees for full effect. He then measures her ankle. And her calf. C/U of Miss Newberry with a big smile on her face. L/S of her standing on the table whilst the man looks on approvingly. She walks down off her plinth and shakes hands with the man - perhaps he is a judge for the competition.

    Was originally an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 417.

    Note: nice stuff of glamour girls showing off their legs with various justifications.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    876.06
    Media URN:
    14966
    Group:
    Eve pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    30/05/1929
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:58:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:11:00:00 / 01:12:58:00
    Canister:
    EP 094

Comments (2)

  1. Unknown user says

    "Miss Pfanner" is Aimee Pfanner.

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  2. Unknown user says

    Aimée Pfanner is sitting on a hydrocycle which was built by the French brand "Austral" and was called "Nautilette".
    On 5 May 1929 she crossed the Channel on this hydrocycle which had been given to her by René Savard, who had already crossed the Channel on it various times.

    Some movie-clips are in this collection:
    Aimée: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-channel-season/query/aimee
    René: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-channel-cycled-now/query/Calais

    The story of the hydrocycle (in French): http://motocyclettesaustral.es.tl/La-Nautilette.htm

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