Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Legs on Parade
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- British Movietone News
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Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Legs on Parade. DESCRIPTION: A Leg Beauty Contest at Palisades Park, New Jersey was won by sixteen year old Janet Hansen. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GS of girls putting sacks over their heads. Pan of admirers, watching girls walk along & off stand, fellows look through iron railings at girls. CU Girls legs as they step on stand. Girl’s legs (the winner) with her legs through a partition for all to survey, Russell Paterson tears the partition away, & reveals the winner. CU of her, Janet Hansen, 16 years old.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Competitions; Fashion and costume; Youth
- Locations
- New Jersey; Palisades Park
- Footage sources
- United States of America
Gaumont
- Card file number
- 43941
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 49
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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Legs on Parade', British Movietone News Issue No. 742, 23 Aug 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12805 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)