The Gentle Sex

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1462
Date Released
10 Jun 1957
Date Other
Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Queen Wins the Oaks
  2. 2Royal Wedding
  3. 3The English Speaking Union
  4. 4Baghdad Pact Meeting
  5. 5The Gentle Sex
  6. 6The Gentle Sex
  7. 7The Gentle Sex
  8. *Lanimer Day

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chimney Sweeps and Bald Beauty. DESCRIPTION: In Brussels, a woman chimney sweep who once used to be a shop assistant. Mrs Maria Cain of Sydney thought it was worth a thousand pounds in a quiz show to have her hair cut off. SHOTLIST: Shot of lady chimney sweep holding a dog and a man walking on the roof. CU lady. Man and woman walking along roof and standing on chimney stack. Man and woman lowering rope into the chimney. Woman along the top of the roof. Man jumps from one roof to another and nearly slips. Lady jumps from one roof to the other and is helped by the man. Man and woman kissing up on the roof. Slip pan - Lady untwirling her long hair. Mrs Maria Cain seated in chair having her long hair cut off. Crowd. Maria Cain having her head shaved.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Women; Curiosities
Locations
Brussels; Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
France
Card file number
70898
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
144
Story extras:
Film clip

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