How High the Hemline?

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1887
Date Released
2 Aug 1965
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fire Fighters on Show
  2. 2Battle over Battle Stamp
  3. 3How High the Hemline?
  4. 4News in Colour: Jersey Battle of Flowers

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: How High the Hemline?. DESCRIPTION: Trends in fashion have varied a great deal this century. Now Paris and London designers are raising the hemline between three and five inches from the present knee length fashion. SHOTLIST: MLS sculpture at work. CU statue. Pan down to sculpture working. MS sculpture at work. MS girls walking past. MLS French model showing latest fashions in late forties. MLS English fashion show at same time. CU woman watching models. MLS English fashion show. LS models showing fashion in America. MS ditto. MS girls walking past. MLS Highland wrestlers. MS girl walking past. MS girl in street wearing short skirt. CU newspaper headlines. CU ditto. CU ditto. MS small girl wearing short skirt. CU newspaper headlines. BS girl walking past. CU newspaper headlines. BS woman walking past in longer dress. MS girls walking past in street with short skirts. BS girl walking past. GV Rock of Gibraltar. GV cricket match in progress. LS scoreboard. MS girl putting bottle onto gas stove. CU girl past in street. MS girl walking wearing short skirt. GV sky scrapers in America. Pan up ditto. Girl walking past (you). CU five pound notes. MS girl in street wearing short skirt. MS girl modelling topless dress. Pan up ditto. MS girls walking past.
Keywords
Fashion and costume
Locations
United States of America; Gibraltar
Card file number
89993
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
188
Story extras:
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