Fresh Air Frolics (1931)

Fresh air and frolicsome shadows on the By use of a camera trick (optical printing ) an image of a woman walking a tightrope is duplicated so that several clones seem to walk across the high wire in succession. The images are superimposed over a background of clouds moving through the sky. There s something about a cloudhung sky that seems to take you right out of Another camera trick is used so that the woman seems to freeze on the rope then walk out as a ghostly figure leaving her body behind. This happens again and again. Nymphs of the sky and the sea ghost shadows of our L, S of waves crashing on the beach. Images of a woman dancing across the screen are superimposed. The woman dances in slow motion all very dream like and wonderful. Fabulous stuff Was an item in Eve s Film Review issue number 520. Safety print exists. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTAR