Indian Peeps (1930)

India. Various shots of snake charmers being watched by small children - good shots including C/Us of a snake emerging from a basket. “What is this extraordinary power over the reptiles, a power which has often been doubted, yet which is there and unexplained.“ C/U of man playing wind instrument with his arm around a small boy. “Dancing has a big place here - always symbolical and often terrifying.“ Three men perform an expressive dance - jumping up and down and waving their arms. M/S of group of drummers. “Jazz drummers please note.“ reads an intertitle. Slow motion footage of the dancers jumping and turning in the air. Several shots of fakir diving through a hoop which is apparently too small for him to pass through. We see the stunt in slow motion and from several angles. Was item in Pathe Pictorial issue 455. Safety print exists. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND C