Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wonderful Toes

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

812

Date Released

25 Dec 1944

Date submitted

15 Dec 1944

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Section Title

Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shirley Ross’s Wonderful Feet. DESCRIPTION: Australian, Shirley Ross, was stricken by infantile paralysis and from the age of three lost the use of her hands. Amazingly she can now use her toes to do many things her fingers would, she even makes her own frocks. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. S Ross seated in chair. Using her feet as hands, as she has suffered from infantile paralysis since three years old. Takes match from box, strikes same & lights cigarette for friend. Wraps magazine into a parcel. Using a sewing machine. Ironing dresses, also mending connections of electric iron, threads needle. Finishes on making speech (CU of her) telling soldiers who lose use of their arms etc. not to give up.

Keywords

Domestic life; Fashion and costume; Disabled persons

Locations

Sydney

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

45372

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

151

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