Women Throw Rolling Pins At Dummy (1920-1929)

Modified WPA record. United States of America. American women throwing rolling pins at an effigy of a man tied to a post. Title frame: Pin Practice! ; w/ image of the back of the dummy. More titles here & there; making jokes. Side view of group of dowdy women pitching rolling pins to the left. Shot from behind the effigy; w/ several women all throwing pins at once. Then part that looks more like contest - each woman gets a chance. One woman stands on a strip; swings her pin back & forth; then lets it fly; but only bumps the dummy’s hand. Her next attempt goes all the way over. CU big strong looking woman warming up her arm w/ some swings; row of men watch. CU effigy getting hit over & over; finally the head nearly falls off. Seems to stem from the stereotype of the angry wife chasing henpecked husband w/ rolling pin; domestic violence! Funny; silly; wacky; games; contests. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIE