Coffee House (1955)

A special coffee house named “El Cubano“ in London, offers a variety cultures, people and most important coffee. The coffee house is an upcoming trend in the London of 1955. “El Cubano“ Coffee House, Brompton Road, Kensington, London. Over various shots of the interior of the El Cubano, the narrator states that Coffee Houses are having a new vogue throughout the country. He tells of the cosmopolitan staffing of these new cafes and the modern decor. Nice “samba“ style music on the soundtrack. M/S of two glamorous girls sitting at a counter in the cafe. In the foreground is a large plate of cakes. C/U of sugar being spooned out of an odd shaped sugar bowl into a cup of coffee. Good C/U of 1950s chick drinking her coffee - nice glass cups. She wears a bright orange jersey and has red hair. She chats to her friend and licks her lips. “Imagination is the keynote“ states the narrator as he points out a hole in the wall which is part of the modern design. Two brightly coloured tropical birds (o
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