Produced by Frederic Ullman, Jr., for Pictorial Films in the early 1940s, this relatively short \u201cSportreel\u201d black-and-white film is titled \u201cRiding the Crest\u201d and takes its’ viewer to Honolulu, Hawaii. At mark 02:20, the narrator explains one of the island\u2019s most popular sports: body surfing. (The title itself is a reference to surfing and the ability to successfully ride the crest of a wave.) The narrator explains the \u201chow to\u201d basics of surfing as we see scenes of novice and expert surfers out in the ocean. <\/p>\n
The viewer is also introduced to surfboarding starting at mark 03:04, in which the brave hearted are said to ride a \u201cstreamlined ironing board\u201d as men are shown heading out to the Pacific Ocean and the narrator again explains the basics. Scenes of outrigger canoes follow, and at mark 05:44, the viewer is returned to surfboarding as we see a bikini-clad novice surfer practicing her balancing techniques on dry land, followed by more scenes of experienced surfers riding the waves. As the sun sets at mark 08:34, the narrator reminds the viewer that \u201cso long as there is a surf on the island, there will be sport \u2026 and sportsmen to ride the crest.\u201d<\/p>\n