Beauty Season: Described by Beryl de Querton

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
323
Date Released
12 Aug 1935
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flashes: World attention is centred upon King of Ethiopia
  2. 2Flashes: Sunken Mohawk is dynamited away as Ocean menace
  3. 3Flashes: Campbell Black fails in attempt on Cape Record
  4. 4Beauty Season: Described by Beryl de Querton
  5. 5Personalities: The Queen of Holland is in Scotland for a short holiday
  6. 6Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Training for the soccer season has already begun in Liverpool
  7. 7The Duke’s Camp: Description by Barry Barnes

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Chooses a Venus - Noel Coward As Judge. DESCRIPTION: US chooses a Venus, and Noel Coward is judge of Contest. SHOTLIST: Shot of bathing girls parading. Earl Carroll checking measurements of the girls. CU winner. Shot of Noel Coward judging a contest at Folkestone. Shot of the girls parading. Noel Coward picks the winner and places wreath round neck of same. He voices reason for choice. Coward Says: "Well, so far the 1st prize, No 20, Miss Laws of Folkestone ... I thought she was the prettiest and has the nicest figure, and the nicest expression".
Keywords
Women; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Performing arts; Writers
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3834
Credits:
Commentator
Beryl de Querton
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
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