Pursuit of Beauty

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1576
Date Released
17 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pursuit of Beauty. DESCRIPTION: A Beauty Farm has recently been opened in Hertfordshire. Here, the treatment proves that the path to beauty is paved with good inventions! SHOTLIST: MS woman doing press-ups (key). MS women arrive. MS butler. MS butler receives guests and chocolates. TS chocolates in basket. MS butler prepares cocktail. CU same. MS girls drink same. MS woman being massaged by vacuum. Closer same. CU same. CU woman in foam bath. MS woman being waxed. MS woman on rocking bed. CU same. CU woman’s feet moving. CU woman’s head moving. MS woman on bed. MS woman eating salad. Another same (2). MS women leave door in swimsuits. BS women on lawn. MS doing exercises. Instructor demonstrating. MS women exercising. CU girl doing press-ups. Another woman falls down exhausted.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Women
Locations
England
Card file number
77845
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pursuit of Beauty', British Movietone News Issue No. 1576, 17 Aug 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23174 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)