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Thousands of British Girls Want to Be a Film Star

Series

Series Name
Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
580-2
Date Released
9 Oct 1922
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Lady Fencing Champion Wedding
  2. 2Battle of Hastings 1066
  3. 3Thousands of British Girls Want to Be a Film Star
  4. 4Tanks at Smyrna

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Who will be the one chosen for fame by Miss Norma Talmadge through the DAILY SKETCH?." Close shot of Norma Talmadge in costume, reading from a book, and in close-up [from feature film SMILIN’ THROUGH (US 1922)]. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Competitors and the Winner will be shown Exclusively in the TOPICAL BUDGET".
Keywords
Mass media; Competitions; Performing arts; Newsreels
Length of story (in feet)
29

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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