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Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

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'Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving' is a 1906 British short silent comedy film, directed by James Williamson, featuring a man diving from Brighton Pier while mounted on a bicycle, in both forward and reverse motion. This 'trick' film, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "adds additional layers of entertainment, firstly by showing the stunt from multiple angles (or rather several stunts, as the surrounding crowds differ from shot to shot) and then by showing it in reverse motion so that Reddish appears to be performing the impossible feat of riding his bicycle vertically out of the sea". It is believed to be an extended version of 'Professor Reddish Performing his Celebrated Bicycle Dive from Brighton West Pier' (1902), supplemented by more conventional footage of pier divers at a later date.

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