Sabrina (1956)

Filmstar Sabrina does some test shootings at a photographers booth. She poses with her dog and a series of portraits is made. M/S and C/U in Bourne and Hollingsworth’s department store as glamorous blonde television and film star Sabrina, carrying a small hat box and holding the lead of a white poodle, chats to a lady on the theatre ticket counter. Commentator talks of how “you can get anything from cosmetics to cats’ food“ in modern department stores as Sabrina makes her way to the Polyphoto counter where the assistant shows her a sample of the photos (for those who don’t know, Polyphoto produced sheets of 48 small portrait photos in different positions, contact sheet style, so you could choose the best for enlargements). The assistant seems to have persuaded our glamour puss to have her picture taken, and shows her the way to the photographer’s studio. Sabrina takes off her coat and gloves, sits on a stool with her poodle in her arms and poses for the camera - lovely, darling! M/S from behind the ph