Old English Garden Fete (1927)

Item title reads: Old English Garden fete. In aid of the Hospitals opened by Princess Royal. Hundreds of babies in competition, arranged by Queen Charlotte s Hospital, for best movie Regents Park, London M, S as the Princess Royal is greeted by men and women holding babies. There are some young girls wearing hooped crinoline dresses, and frilled bonnets, one smiles, posing while locked in stocks. Another sits smiling with her legs locked in stocks. Two of the girls sit astride a slippery pole, which can be turned, or rolled. It has a hobby horse front. They both tumble off, laughing as it is rolled. C, U shots of babies and toddlers seated all together, some with mothers or nurses. It could be a beautiful baby competition. Lots of fair faces and blond curls. A smiling mother holds up her toddler boy and poses, and another holds her little girl, who points toward the camera. Intertitles read: Douglas Fairbanks , future world s sweetheart Note: sweet shots of British children.