Treadmill Trotters (1928)

Whirled into sloppiness would make a good title for this treadmill idea they ve adopted over the reads the intertitle. C, U of a novelty spinning wheel that acts as a kind of freaky diving board. L, S to show people climbing up a ladder to stand on top of the wheel. One man stands on top of the wheel and runs along until he falls in. C, Us of feet running on the wheel intercut with L, Ss of people falling in. C, U of two men in swimsuits sitting on a sledge about to launch themselves down a wooden slope which ends in the water. The two men sledge down the slope and splash into the water. A man stands on the back of the sledge and puts his hands on the shoulders of a boy who sits in front. They go down the slope. Various shots of fun with this water chute. Was an item in Eve s Film Review issue number 551. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.