"It's nice to know two people who can find time to smile - despite the re-assessments." M/S of Evelyn Laye and Nancy Lovat walking towards the camera in a pretty garden. They walk under a rose arbour wearing summer frocks. They skip around and Nancy climbs up on a statue of a heron. C/U of the girls...
"It's nice to know two people who can find time to smile - despite the re-assessments." M/S of Evelyn Laye and Nancy Lovat walking towards the camera in a pretty garden. They walk under a rose arbour wearing summer frocks. They skip around and Nancy climbs up on a statue of a heron. C/U of the girls feeding a horse who sticks his head over a stable door. C/U of the two of them sitting in the garden petting a dog. Nancy has a monkey sitting on her shoulder.
The girls, dressed in more formal clothes including fur stoles walk in the garden. They play with a little Jack Russell, popping a hat on his head. C/U of Nancy posing for the camera. "Smiles" is our longest word - there's a mile between the first and last letters! And the sun himself comes ninety million smiling miles when Evelyn smiles - " C/U of Evelyn smiling - she really is a beauty! She poses for the camera, laughing at the end.
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