Hey Ho! Come To The Fun Fair! (1931)

Filmed at Margate, Kent. “Thrills, spills, whirls and girls - “ Unusual shot of a spinning wheel which is made of mirrors, people are seen walking behind it. The wheel is presumably part of a funfair stall. L/S of a roller coaster then C/U of back of boys heads as they ride the roller coaster. Cameraman is presumably riding the roller coaster. “On the water...“ Two girls climb into a small motorised boat. Cameraman films them from another boat as they steer it around a little boating pond. Looks like fun! “...and on the line -“ Children climb into a little miniature train. Shot of the front of the train as it pulls off. Shot from on board the train from just behind the driver. “Notice we didn’t quite pass beneath the bridge? Well, the camera tried to, but just didn’t! Now for the next thrill - “ Shot showing people watching those riding the motorised boats. “And the next - up, down and round about. Eve will go on, till she’s dizzy.“ Shot of another of the rides, a cross between a w
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