Phew! (1923)

Item title reads - Phew! All Britain sizzles in the torrid sunshine. Intertitle - ’New records every day at Negretti and Zambra’s.’ A man walks up onto a roof and mops his brow, he opens a box. M/S as he checks the thermometers inside. M/S of a sign saying ’Open Air Swimming Pool’, M/S of the queue outside, the camera pans across it. M/S of people playing and having fun in the pool, the camera pans across, a little child jumps in. Intertitle - ’Every seaside resort crowded.’ L/S of a beach, many people are sat on deck chairs and sand. Intertitle - ’Little Londoners flock to river banks.’ Children play on the banks of the river, the camera pans over them as they splash about. Intertitle - Remember there are others hotter than yourself....’ Two men stand in the cab of a train mopping their faces and looking miserable. M/S of a man working on a car, he gets his handkerchief out and mops his head. Intertitle - ’...the great problem - how to keep cool.’ M/S of two men drinking beer out o