Water Babies (1929)

Fun and games at an open air swimming pool. Full title of story is To continue the cooling atmosphere Water babies Filmed at Chiswick, Introductory intertitle reads: These babies are slightly overgrown but Panning shot of a group of men and women standing and sitting at the edge of the outdoor pool in Chiswick. One of the men acknowledges the cameraman by putting his hands up in front of his face as if framing the picture like the cameraman. M, S of woman sitting on the edge dangling one foot in the pool she drinks a cup of tea. Another woman dipping her toes in has a parasol over her shoulder. M, S of young people lying on the grass in the sun. A girl does a handstand over another girl who crouches at her feet. Four people play a kind of hand tennis with a net but no bats. L, S of large number of people sitting on the edge of the pool splashing with their feet. A group of girls frolic in the water. A woman holding a little baby in the pool poses for the camera. S