1943 Leg Queen Competition

Leg Day at Palisades Park brings shapely-limbed contestants before all-service jury for 1943 Leg's Queen title / line of contestants sitting on bench in bathing suits hide faces under pillow cases / camera pans their legs / contestants walk along runway / men watch from behind wire fence / close-up of legs / soldiers, sailors and WAVES judge at table as women step down from runway / man without shirt claps and looks at camera / man in suit bends an unseen woman's leg to match that of pin-up on poster / cameramen hike up their pants legs to the knees / Russell Patterson tears away poster to reveal the winner / woman throws off pillow case from head.
Leg Day at Palisades Park brings shapely-limbed contestants before all-service jury for 1943 Leg's Queen title / line of contestants sitting on bench in bathing suits hide faces under pillow cases / camera pans their legs / contestants walk along runway / men watch from behind wire fence / close-up of legs / soldiers, sailors and WAVES judge at table as women step down from runway / man without shirt claps and looks at camera / man in suit bends an unseen woman's leg to match that of pin-up on poster / cameramen hike up their pants legs to the knees / Russell Patterson tears away poster to reveal the winner / woman throws off pillow case from head.
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DETAILS

Credit:
Grinberg, Paramount, Pathe Newsreels
Editorial #:
504250209
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
July 25, 1943
Upload date:
License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:00:45:21
Location:
Palisades Park, New Jersey, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG SD 720x576 25p
Originally shot on:
16mm B/W Neg 486 29.97i
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Barcode:
c812-1943-097_p_sub4
Object name:
c812-1943-097_p_sub4