Video URL


13155_SFMA6845_Badminton_5
Subjects

1955 / 1950s
B&W

The clip begins with a man on a newly completed badminton court. The net is stretched out really tight, and the narrator points out that the man has no one to play badminton with. The man plays badminton against himself, and the narrator mocks him as he runs from court to court. Each time he hits the birdie there is a theremin sound effect. The man eventually gets caught in the net, and the shot changes to a close up of the man tangled in net lying on the ground. Both of the badminton net poles are pointed at the man’s face, and they begin to spray water at him. The camera cuts to an indoor court and two professionals play an intense badminton game.