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Choosing a Beauty Queen

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1265
Date Released
31 Aug 1953
Date submitted
26 Aug 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News Briefs: Persian Upheaval
  2. 2News Briefs: Korean Red Cross Teams
  3. 3News Briefs: Danish Ship Raised
  4. 4German News
  5. 5German News
  6. 6German News
  7. 7Choosing a Beauty Queen
  8. 8It Started in Paris
  9. *Southport’s Famous Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Choosing a Beauty Queen. DESCRIPTION: The National Bathing Beauty Contest at Morecambe had among the judges, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, the latter finding it impossible to take a serious view of his duties. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of baths crowded. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and Mr Charles Eade are judges. Lou runs after girls. Lou puts rose bowl on head. Girls paraded. CU Lou waving to girls. Girl drops number, Lou runs to pick it up. Winner announced. Winner congratulated. Miss Brenda Mee.
Keywords
Women; Curiosities; Competitions; Newspapers; Fashion and costume; Performing arts
Locations
Morecambe
Card file number
59624
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:

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