Modesty Bathe

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1982A

Date Released

1 Jun 1967

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Modesty Bathe. DESCRIPTION: What’s this - Beach huts at Brighton? Bathing machines? An old-time bathing machine appears on the beach, recalling those bygone days when legs were as seldom mentioned as seen. SHOTLIST: GV Brighton Pier. MS girls of early 1920’s in bathing costumes on beach. MS girls of early 1920’s out of bathing hut. MS girls of early 1920’s run down beach into sea. MS replica of old bathing hut on Brighton beach - pan - to new huts. Pan new huts on beach. MS girl on beach joined by another girl out of bathing hut, they then play ball on the beach. MLS waves breaking on beach. MS girls, one in modern bathing suit and one in a bathing suit of early 1900’s look out of bathing hut. CU man watching girls. MLS girls looking out of hut. MS men watching girls. CU pan ditto. MS pan man chases girls down beach. CU caption Glance back to Grandma’s Hectic Days. MS Edwardian girls run up beach from waves. MS girls in bikinis run up beach from waves.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Curiosities; Fashion and costume

Locations

Brighton; England

Footage sources

Library

Card file number

92399

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

120

Story extras:

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