Various shots at a race meeting of Bunny Girls selling raffle tickets in aid of the Variety Club of Great Britain; Billy Butlin and Roger Moore buy tickets; several shots of Bunnies tails. A Bunny Girl presents a silver cup to one of the winning jockeys;...
Various shots at a race meeting of Bunny Girls selling raffle tickets in aid of the Variety Club of Great Britain; Billy Butlin and Roger Moore buy tickets; several shots of Bunnies tails. A Bunny Girl presents a silver cup to one of the winning jockeys; general shots of Sandown - the crowd and the race; the Bunnies selling tickets; a Bunny kisses a ticket buyer. Lester Piggott walks through the paddock with other jockeys.
A couple in a convertible car pull up outside The Playboy Club in Park Lane. Several shots inside show different aspects of a Bunny Girl's glittering life; a Bunny at the front desk greets visitors, another has her costume fitted and tail attached. Various shots of Bunny Girl croupiers at the roulette table; people gambling. In 'The Living Room' people are seen eating and being served by Bunnies.
In 'The Playroom' (gambling room out of hours) a group of Bunnies are shown 'The Dip' - the correct way to serve drinks to customers by leaning backwards, thereby avoiding thrusting their busty substances in the punters' faces. The Bunnies practise this move under the watchful eye of their instructor, the Bunny Mother.
Back in the Living Room we see various shots of pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch playing and singing their hit song, 'Bend It'. Several groovy-looking customers, some Bunnies and a few men in suits are seen dancing to the music on the dance floor.
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