Item title reads - Dizzy days at Deauville. Millionaires, society queens, famous actresses (and others) at famous plage for the Grande Semaine. France.
M/S of people sat on the beach, others are stood around and the camera pans across them. M/S of two ladies and a man sat at a table outside...
Item title reads - Dizzy days at Deauville. Millionaires, society queens, famous actresses (and others) at famous plage for the Grande Semaine. France.
M/S of people sat on the beach, others are stood around and the camera pans across them. M/S of two ladies and a man sat at a table outside a cafe, other people are sat in the background. M/S as two women have a manicure. M/S as a man walks into the sea followed by a band playing their instruments, they wade further in. M/S of children wearing costumes with pointed hats, they are holding hands. M/S of the band playing and wading out of the sea again, they tip water from their instruments, two women accompany them. M/S as the two ladies sit at a table outside a cafe.
Note: this item is blue tinted, there is a black and white version with the same title and footage on *PM0418*.
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