| BALD BALL Bald men are fitted with hair pieces for an evening but they had to give them back on the way home. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6118 |
| Catalog #: | 299581 | |
| Clip Number: | 299581-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 728 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:28 - 01:23:50 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Baldness BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Wig, Toupee, Hair piece LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London RECREATION: Parties, Misc | |
| Description: | BALD BALL (aka BALD HEADED BALL aka TOUPEE PARTY) Bald men are fitted with hair pieces for an evening but they had to give them back on the way home. London. At the entrance of a club a doorman checks the men arriving to a special party - bald men party - Bald Headed Ball. Only genuinely bald men can attend so doorman pats each on head to make sure they fulfil requirement. Bald men are seen talking to girls, mingling - having fun. A man chooses one of the bald men and directs him to a chair in the corner. He then finds a 'toupee' - a hair piece and puts it on bald man's head. He combs 'his' hair and lets him go. Another man sits at his place. While hair specialist fits a new hair piece, happy hairy man goes to his lady friend and passes her test - she seems pleased with his new look. Party is being thrown by Harley Street hair specialist Leonard Pountney as a piece of salesmanship - he is there to show the men the advantages of having a toupee. Succession of shots shows different men getting wigs fitted and making their girls happy. Various shots of men and women having fun - chatting, dancing, drinking... until it is time to go home, but before leaving, men have to return their toupees. A doorman is seen pulling off the wigs, beards and moustaches to be returned to Leonard. | |
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