Magazine style newsreel with four short pieces. 1. Alex Carr the lion tamer from Bertrand Mills Circus puts the lions through their paces. 2. Shows how road research is helping to design better and safer roads. 3. London fashion review. Shows actress Moira Lister modelling clothes and someone who looks remarkably like Audrey Hepburn. 4. Comedy piece with Sam Costa and the Mayfair club with drinks at 1939 prices. Issue number 300.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314624
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fashion
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)