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Why make up - why not?

Series

Series Name
Point of View

Issue

Issue No.
2
Date Released
1939
Trade show
23 May 1939
Length of issue (in feet)
1689
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1(Untitled record)
  2. 2Why make up - why not?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
NoS synopsis: The arguments for and against the wearing of make-up. Reasons in favour focus on the number of people employed in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics. Includes two brief sketches showing a man waiting whilst a lady gets ready for an evening out, and a typist’s engagement following her decision to spend money on improving her appearance.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Women; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Social events; Fashion and costume
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases
Today’s Cinema   25 May 1939, p6.
Credits:
Support services
Denning Films
Commentator
Ivan Scott
Production Co.
Spectator Short Films

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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