Eve “Crosses The Line“ (1932)

“On the Equator, sailing south to the inspiring assembly of King Neptune’s Court.“ C/U of a man who is in fancy dress in the costume of King Neptune. He wears a crown, carries a trident and has a long beard. High angle shot of the deck of a ship. Presumably a passenger liner. Two men in long grass skirts play trumpets and lead King Neptune and others onto the deck. C/U of girls stepping onto the deck. They wear swimsuits and grass skirts. Various shots of this motley band of people dressed in all sorts of strange costumes. M/S of Neptune sitting at a small table. “Adam has the first taste of events. (And the soap is tasty, too!)“ A man is led up to a platform next to a small pool of water on deck. Several people are in the pool already. They sit the man on a chair with his back to the pool. One man tickles him with a feather duster. A large man pretends to shave him with an oversized razor. They then tip the chair over backwards so that he falls into the pool. The people in the pool duck him