News Items from Abroad: Hair Cut

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1187
Date Released
3 Mar 1952
Date submitted
28 Feb 1952
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Section Title
News Items from Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Items From Abroad - Indian Gets First Hair Cut. DESCRIPTION: When a grown man has a hair-cut for the first time, that surely makes news. Robert Oats, a Red Indian from Montana, is an army recruit at Fort Lewis - so his hair-do must conform with regulations. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Indian walks in to barber’s & sits down. Barber places towel round him. Combs out hair, SCU of his hair. Barber cutting off his hair, various stages. SCU of the finished job, Indian looking like any normal male personality.
Keywords
Curiosities; Industry and manufacture; Fashion and costume; Military
Locations
United States of America
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
56826
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Items from Abroad: Hair Cut', British Movietone News Issue No. 1187, 3 Mar 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17641 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)