News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1739

Date Released

30 Oct 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. US Aviation Flies Ahead
• 2. French Survey Central Africa for New Maps
• 3. Paris Claims Credit for "Hemline"
• 4. Open Cast Output Up
• 5. Princess Lays Foundation Stone of New College
• 6. Students Show Way to Fight Election

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

As controversy is aroused in Paris over American mannequins’ display of new hemline, French mannequins prove the fashions to have originated in Paris.

Keywords

Fashion and costume

Footage sources

Les Actualites Francaises

Library number

16577

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

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Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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London
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Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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