Sons of the Surf

Let&apos;s Go Surfing Now

Robert C. Bruce takes his cameras to Waikiki to show us the still unfamiliar sport of surfboarding, as practiced by two enthusiastic young men and one small dog.

Bruce (1887-1948) was the father of another Robert C. Bruce. From 1916 through the end of the silent era, he filmed many travelogues of local oddities, from hoboes riding the rails to efforts like this, often under the title of &quot;Scenic Novelties&quot;. His shorts were distributed through Educational Pictures and they were very popular, not only for their exotic lcations and stories, but for his very interesting camerawork. In this one, he seems to have set his camera not only near enough the shore be spattered by sea spray, but in other shots to be trailing inches behind his surfers, with a rock-steady composition.

With the end of the silent era, he went over to Paramount, where he filmed a wide variety of short subjects.

Robert C. Bruce takes his cameras to Waikiki to show us the still unfamiliar sport of surfboarding, as practiced by two enthusiastic young men and one small dog.

Bruce (1887-1948) was the father of another Robert C. Bruce. From 1916 through the end of the silent era, he filmed many travelogues of local oddities, from hoboes riding the rails to efforts like this, often under the title of "Scenic Novelties". His shorts were distributed through Educational Pictures and they were very popular, not only for their exotic lcations and stories, but for his very interesting camerawork. In this one, he seems to have set his camera not only near enough the shore be spattered by sea spray, but in other shots to be trailing inches behind his surfers, with a rock-steady composition.

With the end of the silent era, he went over to Paramount, where he filmed a wide variety of short subjects.

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