Lines And Figures (1933)

Flash frame section shows the silhouette of a woman with the following words beside it: “Contour of a figure in a sitting position. Now see what happens if the waist is tightly laced. A slender waist is only beautiful when it is part of a slender form.“ This shot is badly damaged through nitrate decomposition. I think there is probably a shot missing. Intertitle follows which reads: “The laced-in figure of days past is no more. Today, our Eves take to the road free and uncramped.“ M/S of a country road full of women on bicycles. They cycle past the camera. Moving shot of another group of cyclists. This time men and women. “And not frightened of even this.“ M/S of a woman standing beside a penny farthing bicycle. Other women stand behind laughing. L/S of the woman riding the penny farthing through a woodland, the other women stand and laugh as she passes. “In rowing, too, the body must have full freedom. Even in France, where the next picture was taken, they realise this.“ M/S of a team