Pathe’s Beauty Contest 3 (1920)

No title. M/S of a woman sitting on a large wicker chair beside a tennis net. She is dressed in white and holds a tennis racket. Preceding intertitle reads: “The next lady is - Miss A. Mascall of North West London.“ Miss Mascall turns her head and smiles. She picks up a tennis ball. C/U of Miss Mascall looking to the right. She moves her head to show her profile. The next competition entrant stands in the middle of a pond on a plinth as if a statue! She is draped in a semi transparent piece of cloth. L/S of her running town some steps between two large conifers. She runs barefoot as if a wood nymph! She looks around as if nervous then grabs on to one of the trees. C/U of her face - wild looking woman. Another C/U as she leans against the conifer and smiles. Another competitor is presented. She stands in a garden leaning on a sun dial. She turns her head. C/U of her framed with a black masking device. Very short shot of another entrant standing amongst some flowers. There is a recap of
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