Picnic and Sailing in 1937
16mm film negative Black & White Mute 1937 4:37
Summary: Board House in Caerleon, Wales; scenic shots of unknown harbour town; picnic in the countryside and sailing
Title number: 1455
LSA ID: LSA/1947
Description: Opening shot, camera pans across a scenic Welsh valley and harbour with a village and large church in the foreground. We then see the front of a Edwardian row of houses, followed by a close-up of a sign saying 'Caerleon' and 'Board Residence'. We then see interiors of the house, with women reading newspapers and chatting. Then, in a forested area, we see wild ponies walking along a path and through the trees. A woman with a camera smiles and laughs; she wears a long overcoat and her hair in typical late 30's pin curls. The camera then pans across a quiet field to show three women and a man having a picnic near a country gate. The man wears a suit and a shirt with a broad collar, next to an open picnic hamper in which plates and cutlery are strapped. The women are eating sandwiches, the man pretends to eat some paper. Two of the women sit in fold-up chairs; they wear coats and headscarves. The man hands out cigarettes and they all smoke. We see a port town with a river that seems to flow into the sea. The town looks small, old and quaint but is quite built-up. A woman sits reading a newspaper in an open window, shot from outside in the sunshine. Nearby, another woman sits at an outdoor table. They both wear white dresses and sunglasses. We then cut to a bridge in a scenic port town (unidentified, not Caerleon). Various shots of the town's harbour, and small fishing boats and small sailing boats. Narrow busy high street with Tudor-fronted shop, with hills in the background. We then see the side of a pub called The Bullers Arms. Then a close-up of a boat engine being started; a man wearing a sailor's hat takes the two women on the boat out of the harbour and onto the sea. They laugh and relax in the sun and we see the landscape from the boat. A man is talking to the sailor. They catch a fish. Then, a large quiet beach. The women sunbathe wearing one-piece bathing suits. One woman helps the other with her shoes, and they get dressed.
Keywords: Village; harbour; sailing; picnic
Locations: United Kingdom; Wales; South Wales; Newport; Caerleon
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