"In the air and below the water - there's no limit to the modern cine-camera's travels - " M/S of a woman walking towards the camera by a hotel's outdoor swimming pool. She runs, dives into the pool then swims along. The camera follows her as she swims along. L/S of a woman on a diving board, the camera...
"In the air and below the water - there's no limit to the modern cine-camera's travels - " M/S of a woman walking towards the camera by a hotel's outdoor swimming pool. She runs, dives into the pool then swims along. The camera follows her as she swims along. L/S of a woman on a diving board, the camera is half submerged in the pool water. Woman dives in and swims towards the camera.
"Out in Los Angeles men may be men, but it takes a girl to show 'em how to dive prettily." Side view of a woman diving off a board. Underwater shot of girl entering the pool. As she swims towards the camera she turns her body around in sideways somersaults. "And the slow-motion camera makes sure that nothing of this perfect Miss is missed." L/S of woman on the diving board. Her dive is seen in slow motion. We then see her swimming underwater. She somersaults underwater.
Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 606.
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