Camera Interviews Davy Burnaby The Famous Co Optimist (1928)

Allow us, Ladies and Gentlemen, to introduce M, S of a rooftop a man emerges from a trapdoor in the roof. He is quite a large man and makes a meal out of hauling himself onto the roof. Yes, this is Mr Burnaby and his job at the time of filming was fixing an M, S of Davy Burnaby on the roof grappling with a pole. The reel of aerial wire rolls around on the roof. Aerials Oh Ow I ates em said Various funny business on the roof as Davy tries to get the aerial up. He laughs and smiles and winks at the camera. Ha Ha Didn t think I could get it up so soon, did you He puffs out his cheeks and looks tired. Of course, such things as fixing aerials must not interfere with Davy s domestic High angle shot of Davy tucking two young girls into a pram. He tips his hat to the camera. C, U of the girls his daughters presumably. Davy shuffles off, nodding his head. A very dutiful husband, you will say. Yes, but it s a bit awkward when he returns late a