PATHE NEWS -- NEWSREEL. NUMBER 39
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Record number 116309^Pathe News 39 -- 7 stories described below 1) Girls stage clever costume revue in which the clothing and scenery are all constructed of crepe paper Chicago Edition FASHION SHOW -- begins with standard-looking Indian (Native American) costumes, then goes to a revue, then to imaginative, wacky designs. Father Time views changing fashions -- old guy with scythe looks at bizarre period piece fashions -- one Bo Peep-like, another more modern/flapper-like with ruffled bottom. Odd fashion through ages revue. Wedding of kids wearing powdered wigs; fashions circa 1700. Outrageous fashions: woman wearing candlelabra as hat, another wearing nutty heart-shaped dress with tinsel hanging off. Gorgeous, silly shot of girl dancing in front of stylized sun banner. Girl on point dances in front of models in their outrageous costumes. Little boy as Uncle Sam closes show. 2) Soccer tournament -- Wembley, England -- Soccer tournament at Wembley Stadium, Yorkshire vs. wales. Shot: amazing, huge crowds in stands, pan to field. Several shots of game. Yorkshire wins, whole town [Sheffield] turns out to greet Yorkshire's victorious players. Shot: Gazillions of people crowd the open bus parading down street. Guys toss hats. 3) MAY DAY CELEBRATION with MAYPOLES -- Classic! Children dressed in white (100s of them) dance around Maypoles before huge crowd in San Francisco. Girls dressed in ballerina tutus. As light as fairies dancing 4) Martial law rules in Bulgaria after 150 people killed in Communistic uprising -- bomb destroys cathedral, shots of rubble, soldiers march to keep order on the streets. 5) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN torn down. Goes to wrecker's ball Various shots of tower, St. Gaudren's Diana statue being lowered. 6) PRINCE OF WALES visits AFRICA -- Chiefs and natives of West Coast settlement give royal voyager kingly welcome. Shots of crowds with Prince. Cabaret a la Africa; the Prince has seen dances and dancers but a Bunob girl wins prize for originality -- African woman elaborately costumed dances/gyrates in front of prince -- looks fake! 7) Bottling of Rum Row -- animated drawing of how US Coast Guard is setting up sea blockade to block rum runners [Keywords: Prohibition. Liquour.]
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| 1 | NV0001045921 | V013-R05-19 | Numbered |