Why make up - why not?
Series
- Series Name
- Point of View
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: The arguments for and against the wearing of make-up. Reasons in favour focus on the number of people employed in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics. Includes two brief sketches showing a man waiting whilst a lady gets ready for an evening out, and a typist’s engagement following her decision to spend money on improving her appearance.
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Women; Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Industry and manufacture; Social events; Fashion and costume
- Written sources
- British Film Institute Databases
Today’s Cinema 25 May 1939, p6.
- Credits:
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- Support services
- Denning Films
- Commentator
- Ivan Scott
- Production Co.
- Spectator Short Films
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- British Film Institute (BFI)
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How to cite this record
'Why make up - why not?', Point of View Issue No. 2, 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/352066 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)