Paris, France. "These are the 1932 modes for the kiddies." M/S of a group of toddlers posing for the camera. Most have curled hair although one girl has a straight bob. C/U of a little girl with curled blonde hair. A wider shot of the girl with a young friend with dark hair. "Miss Paris herself favours...
Paris, France. "These are the 1932 modes for the kiddies." M/S of a group of toddlers posing for the camera. Most have curled hair although one girl has a straight bob. C/U of a little girl with curled blonde hair. A wider shot of the girl with a young friend with dark hair. "Miss Paris herself favours these new season's styles." Nice shots of groups of women looking at the very latest in hair products. High angle shot of crowd - mostly men in suits and hats. C/U of a woman sitting at a dressing table. We see her in the mirror as she has her eyebrows styled. She laughs. High angle shot of the crowd - presumably watching the exhibition demonstration. M/S of woman with strange hairstyling contraption on her head - curlers are attached to a stand above her head with long wires. Presumably a perming device. Dissolve into a C/U of woman having her hair "shingled". Hands press the hair into place.
Note: item length includes opening title sequence. Sequence features the words "Pathe Pictorial - Puts the World Before You" over a shot of the River Thames with Tower Bridge in the background. Intertitle follows which reads: "Recorded by R.C.A. Photophone System.
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