A Wig Does Wonders

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1694
Date Released
20 Nov 1961
Date submitted
15 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Wig Does Wonders. DESCRIPTION: There’s magic in a modern wig. Our pictures show how a busy woman executive, who has no time to spend hours over a hair-do, can look her very best with a wig. SHOTLIST: Key scene. CU hair. CU woman. CU another. GV woman walking down street. MS woman looks in window. CU model. GV woman goes into shop. MCU woman has head measured. GV woman making wigs. CU hair. CU model’s head. CU hair being put in head. MCU woman making wig. CU wig. CU woman combing hair. MCU woman has wig put on. CU woman. MCU woman.
Keywords
Fashion and costume
Locations
London
Card file number
83481
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Wig Does Wonders', British Movietone News Issue No. 1694, 20 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24367 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)