South Sea Barber

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

089

Date Released

10 Sep 1956

Length of issue (in feet)

758

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Food Research
2. 2Tame Fox
3. 3South Sea Barber

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Over to the South Sea Islands to relax in the romantic sun-drenched setting we’re always dreaming about. Unfortunately dreaming is a far as we get, for this scene is no further west from London than Hounslow, and although the atmosphere is realistic enough, it is really the setting for Europe’s most unusual barber’s shop! Serviced entirely by lovely young girls in Hawaiian costume, the shop is an attempt to "get away" from the dull interior of the average barber’s shop that a man suffers in silence.

Researcher Comments

Title on lobby card reads "South Seas Barber".

Keywords

Domestic life

Locations

London; Hounslow; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

John Glen

Length of story (in feet)

220

Story extras:

Film clip

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