Jill Day’s gym
Series
- Series Name
- Astra Gazette
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- Pathe’s Database Entry for this item: "Date : 12/03/56 JILL DAY’S GYM. (Earls Court) MS Jill Day on exercising machine for general upper body exercise, and she is being watched by Rusty Hood. CU Jill Day, with Rusty Hood giving instructions. CU Rusty Hood. MS Jill Day on exercising machine. She then leaves that and walks over the carved bench to do exercises with dumbbell for bust development. She lays down on carved bench and is given bells by Rusty Hood and she then begins exercising. MS Jill Day exercising on carved bench. CU Dumbbells, while Jill is exercising. CU Looking down on Jill’s face whilst exercising. MS Lee Patterson walks into picture and begins to pick up a 70lb barbell and begins exercising. CU Lee Patterson while doing exercises. MS Robert Brown doing deep knee bends with a 100lb barbell. CU Robert Brown doing exercises. MS Two muscle men at exercise, Jimmy Laurie doing an alternate dumbbell curve, with two 40lb bells and John Isaacs doing a barbell curve with 100lbs. CU Jimmy Laurie. MS Jimmy and Johnny at exercise. Jill Day walks into picture. CU Face of Jill and Johnny. Jill feels Johnny’s muscles. CU Jill Day’s hands on Johnny’s muscles. CU Face of Jill Day. (Eastman Neg.) DAY, JILL RADIO & TV SINGER"
- Keywords
- Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Performing arts
- Footage sources
- Pathe Colour Pictorial Issue No.101
- Length of story (in feet)
- 144
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How to cite this record
'Jill Day’s gym', Astra Gazette Issue No. 8. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/56 (Accessed 18 Jan 2026)