First Complexion (1926)

Full title reads: “First complexion competition and the judges made sure there was no artificial aid!“ Folkestone, Kent. M/S of row of young women on the sea front. Two men walk down row inspecting women’s’ faces. C/U of a man wiping the face of a girl with a clothe. He inspects clothe for traces of make-up (artificial aid). Each woman has a number pinned to her front. C/U of three pretty young women standing with arms around each other. C/U of one of the girls, she holds a paper parasol. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as