Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Utility Creeps into US Beauty Contests

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
677
Date Released
25 May 1942
Date submitted
21 May 1942
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tin Hats for Scrap Heap. DESCRIPTION: A Beauty Contest in New York and utility hats. SHOTLIST: In San Francisco. California, tin hats (ladies) are turned into bullets in double quick time. "Miss Posture" Chosen - CARD 42359 In New York, the National Posture Week at the ‘Mayflower Hotel’. The girls are judged by a committee of Soldiers, Sailors and by an expert model chooser. The winner is Lilian McKevitt.
Keywords
Women; Weapons; Competitions; Safety devices; Civil defence; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
42358
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
41
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Utility Creeps into US Beauty Contests', British Movietone News Issue No. 677, 25 May 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12279 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)