Glamour of the Tall Girl

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1053
Date Released
8 Aug 1949
Date submitted
4 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Glamour of the Tall Girl. DESCRIPTION: From New York we see that being a tall girl is not a disadvantage, they hold a Tall Girl Beauty Contest. SHOTLIST: KS. Tall girls line-up in swimming costumes. GV of parade. Small man (judge Jerry Bergen) inspects girls, several gag shots. CU crowning girl bend her knees so the judge can place crown on head. Winner is Helen Lukas of Chicago.
Keywords
Women; Competitions
Locations
New York
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
52359
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Glamour of the Tall Girl', British Movietone News Issue No. 1053, 8 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15877 (Accessed 26 Jun 2025)