Legs - Joe Noble Cartoon Survey Study Of Legs From Anatomy Lesson To Cheesecake Footage

LEGS - JOE NOBLE CARTOON SURVEY Study of Legs from Anatomy Lesson to Cheesecake
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	Catalog #:	439852
	Clip Number:	439852-1
	Orginal Film:	EP 242
	Timecode:
	Location:	United Kingdom
	Year Shot:	1932 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	ANIMATION: Cel/Cartoon
	Description:	LEGS - JOE NOBLE CARTOON SURVEY Animation by Joe Noble. Various stuff on the theme of Legs, ranging from a cartoon by Joe Noble - a sort of anatomy lesson about the human leg to shots of chorus girls' legs kicking. Animation on the subject of legs showing different bones and muscles of the legs and how they are used. United Kingdom Through animation the words "Not counting the foot, the human leg contains three bones. The Femur (or thigh bone) and the Tibia and Fibula." appear on screen. The bones are drawn beside the words. The bones are labelled. Drawings show how people of different occupations develop different leg muscles. "People's trades and habits can be "read" in their legs! F'rinstance... The Toe-Dancer is known by a pronounced development of the gastrocnemius. The fleshy calf muscle is compressed when we raise the heel." The gastrocnemius is shown as an animated legs moves. Toe dancers develop muscles in their calves. "The tailor is known by pronounced development of the sartorius or tailor's muscle. This muscle... the longest in the body, is "stressed" when we sit cross-legged." Illustration shows where this muscle is found. Various shots of tailors at work. One sits on the table cross legged as he sews a piece of fabric. Real film shot of a bunch of male workers sitting cross-legged on the floor sewing. MS tilt down man sits sewing vest. "The housemaid is known by her knee. Very humorous if it's not you who's got it." A knee in striped stockings swells in and out. "Our rich uncle is known by his "parcel" Animated sequence of man with large bandaged foot. Rich man with gout who has his foot wrapped up in large bandage, and is being pushed in a wicker wheelchair. "The Japanese girl is known by her tiny feet. Her poor little "dogs" are tightly bandaged from infancy to retard normal growth." A drawing of a Japanese girl accompanies this text. Japanese woman with tiny feet. This is followed by an intertitle which reads: "So, just to spoil the effect, she has to wear the ugliest shoes in the world." Live action sequence of Japanese child taking off one pair of shoes and putting on another. MCU Japanese girl in kimono steps out of one pair of wood-block shoes, with thong strap, and into another pair, with enclosed toe like clogs. LS the little girl walking away on these shoes. Low angle shot of scantily clad women doing a high kick routine. MS looking along chorus girls dancing in a kick line. They are wearing bikinis made of fabric which is all light-colored except for strategically placed dark leaves. "Dancers! Correct, who told you? They're the London Pavilion Team.)" Low angle shot of the dancers' legs. Pan down along the women's legs doing high kicks. MLS same: chorus line on stage doing more high kicks. "Old-timers" were just as keen as we are over legs - they even put legs on trains!" We see the pages of a book being turned. Pictures of locomotives are shown. A pencil is used to show the legs mentioned. Drawing of a locomotive has the caption: "A genuine replica of Brunton's Mechanical Traveller A.D. 1812." The feet are labelled. "Glance at an old-time version of the "Hit and Miss" line - " Animated sequence shows the locomotive moving along because the feet are walking. "For speed, our patent attachment turns the local "tar engine" into a nifty sports model - " Animated sequence of a locomotive moving along. "And finally, here are the perfect legs of Ziegfeld's perfect girl - " C/U of woman speaking to camera (no sound). Camera tilts down. Cut to woman's waist, pan down to her feet. She lifts her skirt up above the knees to show off her legs.