White Sails - “The River Folk“ (1933)

“A sail, a sail - my Kingdom for a sail - “ (Not the two-and-eleven-three variety, most frequently in Eve’s mind).“ M/S of several boats being prepared for a trip on the Norfolk Broads. M/S of sailboats passing the camera. Montage of shots of people boating on the Broads linked with dissolves. “Other sports - other dress“, says Eve today.“ Woman wearing knickerbockers, shirt and dark hat pushes a boat off from a small jetty. She jumps on. M/S of the woman unfurling a sail. “Only river craft, but Eve today is learning from Adam the craft of the river craft - “ Various shots of yachts on the water and of boats moored. M/S of the woman seen earlier standing on the end of her boat. She laughs. Was an item in Eve’s Film Review issue number 617. Note: although not stated in the intertitles, paper records suggest that this was shot on the Norfolk Broads. Safety print exists. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DO