Cycling The Thames - Miss Zetta Hills (1920)

Richmond to Temple Pier, London. Intertitle: “CYCLING THE THAMES. Using watercycle upon which she just failed to cycle the Channel, Miss Zetta Hills successfully rides the Thames for 15 miles“. M/S of a young woman - Zetta - on a strange bicycle contraption, under the wheels it has skis. She is surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, including the Mayor who breaks a bottle of champagne over the bike (soaking Zetta in the process). C/U of Zetta, still sitting on the bike, holding a Union Jack, an army officer ties a lucky charm to the handle bars. Panning shot, from a boat on the Thames, of Zetta using her cycle on the water. High angled M/S of Zetta, dressed in an old fashioned swim suit, riding her water bike and eating a sandwich. M/S of the back of Zetta as she cycles away from the camera, the back wheel throws up a spray of water. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC