News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Girls Judge Male Beauty Contest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
510
Date Released
13 Mar 1939
Date submitted
9 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
10 / 13
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lifeguards’ Beauty Competition. SHOTLIST: At Miami Beach, Florida, lifeguards parade before bathing belles who pick the handsomest from among them. The winner is Ken Griffith, who receives a kiss and the cup-full of water.
Keywords
Women; Curiosities; Competitions; Fashion and costume
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
35804
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
29
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Girls Judge Male Beauty Contest', British Movietone News Issue No. 510, 13 Mar 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9789 (Accessed 25 Jun 2025)