Farm Girl Beauty

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
152
Date Released
25 Nov 1957
Date recorded
18 Oct 1957
Length of issue (in feet)
758
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: The Cinderella story brought up-to-date: farm girl Mary Sorrell from Chingford, Essex, wearing gumboots, trousers and sweater, is transformed into a sophisticated glamour girl. The Good Fairy in this case is a leading women’s magazine [Woman and Beauty], which selected Mary’s photograph from hundreds of others as their "Beauty of the Month".
Keywords
Fashion and costume
Locations
England; Essex; Chingford
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
378
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Farm Girl Beauty', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 152, 25 Nov 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/120477 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)