MB1

Record ID: 183527
  • Title: MB1
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  • Summary: 01:00:00
    Skiing Trip.Title card: St Moritz 1932

    01:00:05
    Edwina Mountbatten selects record to play, smiles to camera with hands on head, another woman seated next to her.

    01:00:29
    Edwina Mountbatten & woman down slope on toboggan & then skies, fall over & laugh.

    01:01:15
    Edwina & friends have lunch on tables in snow. Fool around stuffing food in each others mouths. Then they roll around in snow.

    01:02:46 Edwina Mountbatten & Charlie Chaplin, dark ski gear & others with skis

    01:03:08
    lunch on balcony of chalet, Edwina Mountbatten with friends.

    01:03:47
    Charlie Chaplin & Edwina Mountbatten in open carriage, make faces to cam. There is another woman seated in between. vs Chaplin on skies joking around, pretending to fall over. With Edwina & friends in some shots.

    01:05:29
    vs lunch on balcony of chalet. Includes woman powdering her nose, Edwina being fed soup by man, other woman sips soup from bowl.

    01:06:35
    ms Charlie Chaplin, Edwina Mountbatten & others stand in group. Edwina pulls Chaplin around on tiny toboggan.
    Chaplin fools around on toboggan, pretends to stick toboggan in ear.

    01:07:18
    small boy takes tottering steps on skis. Man & small boy ski down slope together. Small boy various shots of him skiing on his own down nursery slope. var s boy with male & female, skiing.

    01:11:00
    Edwina Mountbatten & friends outside terrace of cafe.

    01:12:09
    Man skis, falls over, tries to get up. Various friends ski, some fool around falling over.

    01:13:45
    outdoors - butler serves coffee to Edwina Mountbatten & friends. Charlie Chaplin feeds spaghetti into his mouth, shots of Edwina & others feed spaghetti into mouth, at one point Chaplin twists his ear as he eats spaghetti - trick.

    01:14:57
    title card: Balmacaan

    01:15:01
    vs men in breeches & tweeds for hunting having fun, women laugh. Funny shot of old man with white moustache playing with child in rowing boat. ms group of ponies & men out hunting at side of lake / loch. vs man petting two labrador dogs.

    01:16:16
    title card: Cannes

    01:16:20
    mcu large yacht sails quickly from right to left, Cannes in background. vs men & women on deck of yacht., woman swimming in sea, climbs aboard yacht, two women & man swims in sea. ms from yacht of power boat pulling waterskier. vs men & women jump into sea. vs people having lunch, on shore under palm trees. vs from back of small boat of waterskier, man falls from skis. vs people in small boats going to shore. high angle shot 2 women on shore dressing.

    01:21:21
    title card: First Shoot, 1930 - 709 brace of partridges.

    01:21:27
    Shooting Party: vs men dressed for shooting stand outside house with dogs. Some men are smoking cigars, pipes & hold shooting sticks. Women in background, in some shots. Ends with people walking over to cars.

    01:22:10
    title card; Subsequent Shoots at six mile bottom

    01:22:15
    Shooting Party:vs people dressed for shooting gesticulate at camera with car in background. Var s people outside house. var s people sitting in grounds of house, one woman is sewing, a man dressed in plus fours & holds tennis racquet.

    01:24:09
    vs elderly woman, younger woman & man in plus fours play on toy rollercoaster in grounds.

    01:24:29
    var s large group of men & women pose in grounds. Includes Neville Chamberlain & Barbara Cartland. var s people have fun on lawn.

    01:25:45
    Shooting Party: Edwina Mountbatten stands talking to couple. var s Edwina & friends fool around, horses, cars in background. ms huge pile of dead partridges on lawn next to group of men in plus fours. Includes shot of Mary, Edwina's sister, seated by car door. Edwina & friends pose outside front of house, butler seen on doorstep in background. ms 2 women take photographs of group of people. vs men in hunting clothes pose for camera, some smoking cigars. vs men fool around, some smoke pipes. vs black & golden labrador retriever / dogs / puppies & dogs play on lawn.

    01:29:00
    title card: Hackwood -

    01:29:04
    Shooting Party: vs men & women pose on steps outside house. vs people walk on lawn, fields, misty background. ms man shooting with rifle aimed at sky ms Alsatian dog carries game bird in mouth. Golden labrador sits & wags tail.

    01:30:16
    Garden Party: ms woman seated on man's knee, they kiss, quite funny, he keeps licking his lips before kissing. vs women pose in garden, including Mary, Edwina's sister, wearing straw hat. cs man poses for camera. ms small child with party hat sails dinghy in pool. vs small child with racquet poses for camera on lawn. vs small boy poses for camera. vs family pose for camera in garden, woman looks like Mary, Edwina's sister.

    01:33:38
    Garden party: various small tables with people seated. Some tables have food & drink, some tables people are playing cards. Edwina Mountbatten walks away from camera to greet couple arriving. var s people pose for camera. shots of couple play backgammon. Butler clears table of food. More people pose for camera. Small boy in swimsuit with tennis racquet poses for camera. var s people in swimsuits on lawn, men have towels round shoulders. Other people seated in chairs drink from wine glasses. People fool around on lawn. Couple play backgammon seated on lawn by garden seat. Woman seated on sunbed in swimsuit puts on make up.

    01:37:17
    title card: Switzerland 1933

    01:37:18
    Edwina's sister with glass in hand, man & woman eating/drinking in open air outside chalet. Small boy by table looks at camera.

    01:37:52
    small boy plays in snow, then grins at camera

    01:38:06
    Woman fiddles with ski suit, then poses for camera

    01:38:20
    vs people mess around on skis, man falls

    01:38:39
    vs people drinking from cups and glasses, seated at table in the open air

    01:38:55
    vs people seated at table in the open air, pose for camera, includes woman smoking cigar

    01:39:18
    ms small boy posing by large car, then gets into car followed by various people

    01:39:50
    vs people pose for camera with mountains in background.

    01:40:37
    vs people up snowy slope after leaving ski lift, some are skiers with skis, the non-skiers wear fur coats (women), raincoats, men.

    01:41:16
    var small boy skis away from camera down slope

    01:41:30
    var s woman skis down slope, falls a few times, little boy in shot at times & tries to help her up at one point, Man skis past at one point.

    01:42:59
    Titlecard 'Additional Swiss Pictures Taken by Fordy Flower'

    01:43:05
    Title card 'A Hit Or Miss Production January 1933'

    01:43:10
    man puts food in woman's mouth, watch by couple also seated at table outside chalet.

    01:43:32
    ms man bends over engine of snow plough. Vs men attempt to dig path for snow plough & pushes it laboriously through snow.

    01:44:33
    var people by snow plough, skis stuck in snow, they start to put on skis, it is snowing slightly.

    01:44:56
    group of skiers pose for camera, snow plough in background.

    01:45:08
    vs people skiing and falling over

    01:46:10
    pan across mountains

    01:46:17
    pan over chalet, trees, gv valley with chalets, all looks covered in snow

    01:46:38
    pan across mountains, chalets in shot at times

    01:47:11 title card "Klosters"

    01:47:16
    pan over Klosters town, winter time.

    01:47:32
    ms horse and cart loaded with barrels through snow covered street. gv church spire.

    01:47:43
    pan over mountain tops

    01:48:08
    title card "At The Top Of The Famous Parsenn"

    01:48:13
    pan over mountain tops, ends with Swiss flag flutters in wind, foreground

    01:48:19
    vs people & skiers through snow.

    01:49:05
    cu man straps skis onto boots

    01:49:23
    vs woman skiing

    01:49:35
    man skis down slope then reverse sequence of man skis backwards

    01:49:51
    pan over snow covered mountains.

    01:49:59
    vs people skiing down slope past camera. Ends with high angle shot of people ski along path

    01:51:50
    vs people outside chalet lined with skis

    01:52:14
    man skis down slope & stops by chalet.

    01:52:24
    two women pull child along on skis

    01:52:36
    vs woman & child ski, she falls over

    01:53:03
    vs reverse sequences of male skier, then child skiing backwards

    01:53:18
    group pose outside chalets

    01:53:30
    title card "Back to Kingston by train"

    01:53:33
    pov s from back of train & interior of train with people seated reading papers, books talking.

    01:53:49
    pov along side of train looking towards front of train as it travels along track

    01:53:56
    ms to mcu women and children sell bunches of fruit to passenger on train through window, note Jamaican man standing on train steps in straw boater, blazer & white trousers.

    01:54:18
    ms passengers paying for fruit

    01:54:33
    pov shots from train of sugar cane plantations, workers.

    01:55:03
    title card "loading bananas prior to our departure from Jamaica"

    01:55:11
    high angle shot of workers loading bananas, women carry bunches into warehouse building looked on by foreman

    01:55:58
    title card "we get to Santiago, Cuba"

    01:56:03
    ms Cuban man rides horse past camera

    01:56:11
    pan over plantation building with palm trees in background , people on balcony.

    01:56:21
    cs Cuban boy's face, man, wearing straw boater, walks up & joins boy.

    01:56:30
    ms man rides on horse with huge bunch of suger cane

    01:56:35
    title card - 400 miles to Havana by air

    01:56:39
    pan along passenger plane with 'Pan American Airways Inc.' on side, ground & air crew stand by plane.

    01:56:59
    mcu people board plane.

    01:57:12
    pov of ground from plane as it taxis along runway, takes off & then pov ground from air.

    01:57:56
    title card - Re-fuelling half-way before ascending to 12,000 feet.

    01:58:00
    ms woman (Edwina's sister?) poses by plane on runway, then walks away towards airport building where other passengers are waiting.

    01:58:16
    ms crew pose by plane on runway. Then passengers start boarding plane.

    01:58:31
    vs s interior of plane, passengers, steward

    01:58:49
    pov from plane of clouds. Aerial shots of land, ends with aerial of Havana

    01:59:22
    title card - Havana

    01:59:25
    aerial shot of Havana

    01:59:47
    vs street scenes, Havana. Shows traffice, including trams, few pedestrians, policeman wearing strange uniform, black man dressed in straw boater and blazer chats to policeman.

    02:00:25
    people in huge cars parked outside memorial statue.

    02:00:47
    title card - An Englishman's Paradise - Free Beer!

    02:00:53
    ms man & two women drink glasses of beer outside by hatch in building. Vs group of men drinking beer.

    02:01:22
    group of people outside colonial house, one man is in swimming costume.

    02:01:51
    var panning shots over beach of people sunbathing, paddling in water.

    02:02:40
    title card - The House we stayed at, Havana.

    02:02:44
    mls beautiful Spanish style house from which woman appears

    02:03:01
    vs gardener kneeling works in garden, pan to ms woman by fountain

    02:03:28
    ms woman relaxes on verandah in colonial furniture

    02:03:38
    title card - The Cuban Staff

    02:03:43
    vs 2 black women, black man and Spanish looking man pose & for camera, in garden.

    02:04:27
    title card - leaving Havana by air

    02:04:32
    vs people waving on ground as plane takes off

    02:05:09
    pov from plane of ground falling away, airport buildings, the beach and Havana.

    02:05:44
    title card - After two hours over the ocean we arrive at Florida and land at Miami

    02:05:49
    pov shots from plane of Florida Keys and Miami city and airport as plane lands

    02:06:27
    vs woman plays with small child in surf

    02:06:49
    ms people in deck chairs

    02:07:02
    ms woman shins up palm tree - watched by others & with some help. They then run down beach to water

    02:07:28
    title card - Palm Beach

    02:07:32
    vs people sitting in open-air cafe with couples dancing together on central dance floor.

    02:08:03
    title card - Scotland

    02:08:05
    vs men and women dressed for hunting sitting in tent, eating, drinking & some are smoking. Includes shot of woman in dark hat, jacket, sunglasses, smoking from a cigarette holder.

    02:08:50
    ms man in shorts & cap with beating stick lies in heather

    02:09:04
    panning shot of men and women seated at table under tent.

    02:09:08
    vs group of boys with beating sticks rest & indulge in horseplay, ends with shot of grooms holding horses, dog in foreground.

    02:09:49
    title card - Six mile bottom.

    02:09:52
    vs men & women in grounds, by entrance to large country house, some are smoking cigars, cigarettes. Then shot of them sitting in truck. Includes shot of Edwina Mountbatten's sister.

    02:10:31
    vs man petting dog in garden.

    02:10:40
    ms butler serves drinks to ladies seated by tent in grounds.

    02:10:47
    var men seated in chairs in grounds pet various dogs.

    02:11:11
    var s guests, mostly men, in grounds by entrance to large country house.

    02:11:36
    ms men in deerstalker hats, gamekeepers, stand with chauffeurs & pose for camera

    02:11:51
    pan across people pose for camera outside country house. Var s people pose for camera in grounds, some get into car

    02:13:20
    title card - Newmarket Cesarewitch

    02:13:24
    panning s across spectators at racetrack, ends with another pan across spectators looking through binoculars

    02:13:32
    ms horses race along track

    02:13:38
    vs people in stands

    02:13:58
    ms horses finish race

    02:14:10
    ms people queuing at bookmakers / bookies to claim winnings

    02:14:17
    var s people in stands

    02:14:31
    ms man / bookie standing behind barrier does tick tack sign language. Followed by spectators looking through binoculars

    02:14:43
    vs horses race along track

    02:14:54
    vs people in grounds of large country house, all dressed in coats / tweeds, some pose for camera, some fool around

    02:16:29
    vs woman takes photographs of people, dog

    02:16:45
    vs people pose in grounds, some fool around knocking each other to the ground

    02:17:05
    vs people relaxing in garden, in chairs, loungers, playing backgammon, sunbathing

    02:18:31
    ms woman & small naked boy walk round outdoor swimming pool then dive / swim in pool

    02:18:54
    vs people relax on sun loungers in garden, includes brief shot of Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

    02:19:20
    good close up shot of Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, wearing a suit, seated in lounger.

    02:19:35
    vs people relaxing in garden

    02:20:10
    brief side view shot Douglas Fairbanks Jnr, seated in lounger, man seated on grass nearby, tennis players walking in background

    02:20:12
    ms people drying themselves with towels in garden, vs 2 men in swimming trunks push woman covered in towel onto ground and fool around.

    02:20:26
    ms Douglas Fairbanks Jnr in chair in garden, has boy on his lap, they pull faces & laugh

    02:20:49
    vs various people seated in gardens having afternoon tea, some fool around for camera

    02:21:21
    ms Douglas Fairbanks Jnr gives child puff on unlit cigarette.

    02:21:28
    vs man and boy fool around on lawn

    02:21:43
    ms people seated at table in garden

    02:21:53 vs group of people jump as one into pool, includes Douglas Fairbanks Jnr

    02:22:02
    title card - Our political garden party

    02:22:04
    vs people being greeted outside entrance to large country house, talking in grounds , seated at tables. Many very smartly dressed, some of the men are wearing top hats, flowers in buttonholes.

    02:23:06
    vs band playing in grounds, can see people seated or walking in background

    02:23:19
    vs people in small boats on lake, ends with gv of people mingling on lawn

    02:23:53
    vs woman in outdoor swimming pool, & poses by pool, another woman joins her.

    02:24:21
    vs women sunbathing, then they & 2 men swim in pool, 1 of men has old fashioned swimsuit.

    02:25:20
    ms 3 tennis players pose for camera, vs people relaxing on grass, loungers

    02:25:59
    vs butlers serve lunch in open air, can see laden table with silver serving dishes

    02:26:37
    cu man makes faces as he eats, vs people at lunch table

    02:26:58
    vs small boy shows toy car to guests

    02:27:04
    vs woman driving miniature / toy car, followed by women by pool

    02:27:31
    title card - Hustmonceaux Castle / Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex

    02:27:33
    ms people walk through castle entrance towards camera

    02:27:44
    pan across castle exterior with moat in foreground

    02:27:58
    vs people walking in walled garden of castle with dogs

    02:28:14
    vs people seated in deck chairs or by pool in walled garden

    02:28:38
    ms man tips another from deck chair which collapses, seated man then grabs tennis racquet & chases other man round garden

    02:28:59
    vs people fooling round by pool, includes men threaten to throw someone into pool

    02:29:21
    vs women sunbathing

    02:29:32
    title card - Sutton Place

    02:29:35
    pan across house and garden

    02:29:48
    vs people relaxing in garden, seated in deck chairs, woman does embroidery and one man wearing stetson type hat, another man wearing swimming trunks uses camera

    02:30:37
    vs people indulge in horseplay, fool around in garden and open air swimming pool

    02:32:31
    vs people fool around in pool with rubber duck

    02:32:51
    vs people sunbathing, pose for camera
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  • Colour:Colour
  • Keywords:ARISTOCRACY, UPPER CLASS, HOME MOVIES, TRAVEL, TRAVELOGUE, HIGH SOCIETY, ALPS, SKIING HOLIDAY, SCOTTISH ESTATE, FRENCH RIVIERA, COTE D'AZURE, COUNTRY SPORTS, CARIBBEAN, LIGHT AIRCRAFT
  • Master Title:MB1
  • Segment:1
  • Sound:Silent
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