Come To Britain Girl Aka Poster Girl Tours London (1958)

London L/S of the Tower of London. In the foreground, a beefeater, Yeoman Warder, Gilbert Futter, stands outside his century hut. Photographer, Barry Hicks, and his model, Candy Scott, an 18 year old “Windmill Showgirl“ enter and chat to Gilbert. Barry takes photographs for tourist posters promoting Britain to the rest of the world. Barry positions Candy next to the century box and steps back to take a photograph. M/S of Barry positioning the beefeater and Candy for his next photograph. M/S of Candy and Gilbert - Candy is holding the tip of the beefeater’s spear in her hand, she is also carrying a tourist’s map of England. C/U of Barry giving out instructions. L/S of a gate to the Tower of London. In the foreground a young man holding a large poster of Tower Bridge is asking directions from a beefeater. Candy, Barry and Gilbert walk over a small bridge beneath the arch of the gateway. They stop to talk to the young man and the other beefeater. Barry points and the group all look over in on
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