Femina: Wealth, Woman and babies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
367
Date Released
15 Jun 1936
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 11
Section Title
Femina
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Femina - Wealth, Woman and Babies. SHOTLIST: Mass shot of newly born babies. Shot of Barbara Hutton (Countess Reventlow) with husband and carrying her baby. Car drives off and past camera to the church for the christening. The church is the Marlborough House Chapel. Shot of the parents with the baby after the ceremony. Shot of small child in push-chair belonging to a humbler family. Shot of women wearing new diamond jewellery. Shots of jewels worn on one woman. Shot of Amy Mollison, christening a new Red Cross Plane ‘Florence Nightingale’. Shot of gas and plane demonstrations. Shot of woman wearing model hat and gown. Shot of Sonja Henie skating. Shot of her signing contract. CU smiling.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Aristocracy; Economics; Aviation; Business and commerce; Ceremonies; Winter sports; Fashion and costume; Performing arts; Religion and belief; Exhibitions and shows
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
4589
Credits:
Commentator
Beryl de Querton
Length of story (in feet)
123
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Femina: Wealth, Woman and babies', British Movietone News Issue No. 367, 15 Jun 1936. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/6558 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)