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Beauty Parade 1951
Description
Full title reads: "Beauty Parade".
New Brighton, Merseyside. 'Miss New Brighton' is elected at Beauty contest.
GV Pan New Brighton bathing pool. (Title Scene) GV Crowd. SV Towards contestants parading prior to judging. CU Legs pan up girls. CU Man eyes. SV Pan girl walking towards...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 47952
- Sort Number:
- 51/069
- Time in/Out:
- 01:53:30:00 / 01:54:40:00
- Canister:
- 51/69
- Film ID:
- 1469.42
- Issue Date:
- 27/08/1951
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Expanding on the currently given location, the footage here is shot at the New Brighton Swimming Pool, Wallasey, Merseyside.
"Marleen Dee" should read Marlene Dee.
Contestant No. 26, seen at 00:26, is Joan Hunt of Pensby.
No 13, seen at 00:37, is Claudia Stansfield of Northwich.