Italian Summer (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Italy. Italian voiceovered newsreel material. General view of sunny beach in summer. Children playing in surf. Two swimmers wearing frogman’s flippers, flop into sea. Six kids sitting on breakwater. Young boy and girl carrying buckets of sea water and throw it over other kids. Two swimmers coming in on surfboard. Boys carrying another boy to sea and run into water. Close up shot of girl’s head. Two men running along sand and sliding. Small boy jumps up and down in sea. Small boy jumps up and down in sea. Close up shot of the children playing in sea. Close up shot of a woman ascending ladder. Diving board pan to woman stepping out of pool. Under water shot, boy swimming. Close up shot of a man wearing Yankee sailor’s hat. His eyes pop as he sees brief costume. Three women in brief costumes with old woman peering at them through glasses. Two women walking along beach with sunshades. Rear view, elderly man in shorts walking along beach. Beach hut a