National Bathing Beauty

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1161

Date Released

3 Sep 1951

Date Other

Sep 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The War Games
2. 2Millions Shout for Eva
3. 3Acrobatics Above New York
4. 4National Bathing Beauty
5. 5Boxing
6. 6Another Coming Champ

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: National Bathing Competition. DESCRIPTION: The Grand Final of the National Bathing Beauty Contest was held at Morecambe and Heysham. The judges were Mr Charles Eade (Editor of the Sunday Dispatch) with Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warriss, who chose Marlene Anna Dee aged 19 of Henley-on-Thames. SHOTLIST: 23 girls line up for contest. Judges Mr Eade (Editor of Sunday Dispatch), Jewell and Warriss. Prize presented to Marlene Anne Dee aged 19. Jewell and Warriss end up in the water.

Keywords

Mass media; Women; Competitions; Newspapers; Fashion and costume; Performing arts

Locations

Morecambe

Card file number

56021

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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