Just Slimming Along (1933)
Location of events unknown. Introductory intertitle reads: Now the fine weather is here and lighter clothes are the vogue, Eve is busy getting into slimmer A group of young women jog across a bridge. They then do leg flexing exercises and some high kicks. They look like enthusiastic amateurs rather than showgirls. Nice shots of the girls touching up their makeup in the open air and C, Us of their bodies as they exercise. These are the most beneficial exercises for the figure one can try says Mrs Sheldon Wilkinson, the Expert M, S of a woman lying on her back doing leg stretches and scissors she flashes off her bloomers. Various other shots of the girls doing leg exercises including scissors and bicycling. C, U of a young girl (about 7 or 8 years old) doing some leg exercises. Girls are back to nature types with headscarves and leotards. Note: no commentary but a nice musical accompaniment of Boccerini s Minuet. A cute gentle film. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRIT
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