| Lady Esther Cosmetics Factory | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 818 |
| Catalog #: | 318333 | |
| Clip Number: | 318333-1 | |
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| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Cosmetics | |
| Description: | Silent color footage of balding man testing jar of white cream, shaking his head. Another shot shows jars of Lady Esther cosmetics going by on conveyor belt in front of boxes of dozens of them. We see the machine for filling the jars at work. Rooftop shot, scientist is reading some sort of instrument. 01:24:40 MS a beautiful woman in evening dress. Cu hands at cosmetic table, one applying some clear cleansing liquid (maybe it's to clear off all that make up). CUs of women being made over, pretty 1940-50s types. A variety of women face the camera, and a woman's hand comes into frame, pointing out their various features to accent or conceal. CU mirror in compact, more smiling women. 01:27:40 woman puts on makeup, another puts on eye liner. Back to the scientist on the rooftop, back to the woman putting on cosmetics or cold cream. CU woman with wet face, being examined carefully by a man with a bizarre scientific device. CU woman playing tennis, briefly, then a shot of her dinner plate. 01:29:57 CU woman's face as she cools off in front of an electric fan. More conveyor belt shots, then a woman in a formal red dress comes smiling down stairs and takes the hands of a man off camera. Several takes of this, including a couple of very out of focus shots. 01:31:50 nice CU of woman's face as she hugs man. Exterior of Lady Esther building. | |
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