| FRANCE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Star of "Pins and Needles" Mlle Souret poses for the camera - eats chocolates, models frocks etc. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6711 | |
| Catalog #: | 372397 | |
| Clip Number: | 372397-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 39 | |
| Timecode: | 01:48:27 - 01:51:43 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1921 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Ideals FASHION: Women's LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | FRANCE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Staged "at home" shots of French beauty contest winner Mlle Souret (first name unknown), who was at the moment appearing in the Gaiety Revue "Pins and Needles". Titles written in exaggerated French accent. Interior scene: maid in sitting room sorting through fan mail. Mlle S. enters wearing a fabulous matching satin dress and cape; maid hands her some letters. MS Mlle S. looking through letters, she takes off cape. LS Mlle S. sits on couch, maid brings her some more mail- -a set of postcards. CU looking over Mlle S.' shoulder at the postcards, on which are racist caricatures of black children. She turns toward camera, laughing over the drawings. Next, we see some of the costumes the star wears in the show. LS maid takes out a garish dress covered w/ ruffles and bows (title calls it a "Lampshade Frock"). Mlle S. holds it up to herself. Then a shot of Mlle S. wearing this dress while holding up another one w/ a huge skirt. Then Mlle S. wearing 2nd dress; she curtsies, turns around. Next, Mlle S. picks up a fancy box of chocolates from the desk, sits on the couch and eats a bon-bon. MS from front Mlle S. eating chocolates w/ great enjoyment; she holds one out to camera as if offering the viewer a bite. MCU Mlle S. eating candy and laughing. | |
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