| YOURS AND THEIRS Beauty Routines of Woman and Elephant | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6766 |
| Catalog #: | 434523 | |
| Clip Number: | 434523-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 213 | |
| Timecode: | 01:12:22 - 01:14:19 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/MAMMALS: Elephants BEAUTY CULTURE: Cosmetics BEAUTY CULTURE: Nails, Manicures / Pedicures LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK OCCUPATIONS: Animal Care | |
| Description: | YOURS AND THEIRS! Story juxtaposes shots of woman's beauty routine with shots of elephant being washed at zoo. United Kingdom "Nobody, not even you Madam, escapes the tyranny of the powder puff." C/U of a woman powdering her nose. She looks into a mirror. "On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. Jumbo are equally worried over their friend's brushwork - " MLS zookeepers use brooms to brush dust off elephant. MCU woman wearing slip looking in dressing table mirror as she combs her hair. "Jumbo gets another kind..." MS zookeeper spraying 2 elephants w/ hose. Side view same. He also directs spray into their mouths to give them a drink. "Ever since he left school, Jumbo hated soap." MLS keeper lathering elephant with soapsuds. Keeper uses a brush to scrub the elephants' ears, face and feet. MLS keeper scrubs elephant's toes. "Pedicure, too - " MCU woman giving herself a manicure. C/U of woman using orange stick to push back her cuticles. She looks at her nails. "This would put toil into any toilet!" MLS elephant stands w/ one foot up on bench as keeper filing elephant's toenails. MCU keeper rubbing the file on the toes of the huge foot; pan up to elephant's head w/ its trunk raised. C/U of the keeper as he gives the elephant a pedicure. | |
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