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Emancipation - a Turkish Trifle.

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
262
Date Released
10 Jun 1926
Length of issue (in feet)
920
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Original Sleuths - Bloodhounds
  2. 2Emancipation - a Turkish Trifle.
  3. 3The Ladies of the Barge! A French River Novelty
  4. 4The Rainbow’s Rival - Paris Frocks in Pathecolor
  5. 5The Krazy Kat. (Not forgetting occasionally Ignatz, the Mouse.) By Bill Nolan.: A 50-50 Failure

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
Pathe Intertitles - "For centuries the woman in Turkey was a sheltered person shielded from the vulgar gaze by veils or capes -". One shot
"Today - she emerges from a shadowed life and faces the future - (and sometimes demonstrates a veil is a kindly companion!)" One shot
"On the other hand, there are ohter Turkish ladies whose features are more comely and coy -". One shot
"But, no matter, the edict has gone forth that veils are to be no more - emancipation has come!" One shot
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list of this item appears in the Pathe boxfile
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Customs and traditions
Locations
Turkey
Footage sources
France
Written sources
J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001)   p126.
Pathe Eve 246-280 Boxfile   Issue sheet
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
120

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