| SPLASHES Woman Playing in Trafalgar Square Fountain | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6767 |
| Catalog #: | 434530 | |
| Clip Number: | 434530-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 215 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Unusual | |
| Description: | SPLASHES Woman plays in the fountain in Trafalgar Square, may be some sort of publicity stunt. London "For years and years lots of people have looked longingly at Trafalgar Square as a Bathing establishment - until this charmer came along." LS of woman in swimsuit, identified as Aileen Despard, skipping about in the water of the fountain, while city buses roll by on street in BG. M/S of a girl in a swimsuit dancing in one of the Trafalgar Square fountains. She climbs onto the fountain so that she is underneath the stream of water. LS Despard perched on fountain structure with water raining down around her. MS top of fountain. "It takes a lot to keep Eve away these days, when the water's cool and inviting." M/Ss of girl dancing in the water. "Anyhow, Aileen Despard was the first to make the fountain extra useful in this way!" L/S of girl in the fountain then closer shot of her kicking the water and splashing. Despard dancing around in the water, posing under fountain, bobbing up and down, kicking water, etc. "Perhaps one day Mr Lansbury will make another Lido here - then what will Nelson think?" Finally MS London police officer talking to the bathing beauty as she finally has to climb out of the fountain. Several men watching from BG and standing just behind the bobby is an old lady who may have summoned him to put a stop to this desecration of a national monument! C/U of policeman talking to woman in the fountain as she climbs out - presumably he is telling her off! | |
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