Movie Makers (Jan-Dec 1938)

Watch for scenes like these whenever you are traveling 285 the deep, dark eyes for which this race is known. The brow is beautiful, too. As a matter of fact, facial characteristics interest all of us, and you can make your picture interesting by peppering it with facts and fancies that you've learned and heard from sources both technical and practical. We all enjoy having our faces read, and there is no eye so keen as that of the camera. So put in a little face reading every now and then. You'll find tomes on physiognomy at any library. Here is a little miss from Switzerland. In costume, if you like. What does her face say? A closeup, of course. It speaks of a hardy, clean, economical race. Another view. It speaks of high mountains covered with snow — and peaceful valleys green below. Still another angle of the little Swiss miss. Title: A Bedouin beauty — This time, we open up with a closeup and then go into our long shot. Here the woman works shoulder to shoulder with her man. A pastoral scene taken at high noon. And in Puerto Rico — the land of sun — The native girl made a colorful study in light and shade. And now to the West Indies — Another long shot. We took this one from the boat, a harbor scene full of hustle and bustle. The Creole is known for her happy good humor. Here we caught a belle, dark eyed and coquettish. You will like the girl from Mexico. Try not to make this shot too stagy. We sat for hours in a market place until we had won the confidence of the community. Then, when we had two girls off guard, we caught them like butterflies for our collection. This title divided the closeup in two: Yes, it's a million dollar smile. Title: Ever been down to the South Seas? A long shot of sea and spray and palms and snow white sand. Then your title: A Maori native girl — primitive yet cultured — The Chief's daughter was a beauty, and the Chief said we could have her picture, so we took it. Neither blue eyes nor fair skin in Guatemala — Here we followed with a dark eyed, dark skinned damsel. Her crowning glory is her lustrous hair. This would have brought envy into the heart of any hair tonic company. We've seen lovely hair in our day, but none such. Each country thinks its ivomen the most beautiful — and so in Hungary — Photograph at top from Black Star; center, by Frederick Simpson from R. I. Nesmith and Associates; bottom, by Van de Poll from Monkemeyer. Here we had three samples of Hungarian beauty — a country miss, a town miss and a city miss. In Poland, beauty beckons from flashing eyes like these — We found a flirt and we corralled her. Russia's former queen is now this modern miss. We went into a factory for this shot and were rewarded with warm, laughing, expressive faces. Title: All Europe envies England her beauties. This time we went to a tennis court and took some shots of a tennis champion. It's that schoolgirl complexion. Here we cut in a closeup. France lays a claim to beauty's crown. We took this one backstage, on the street and at a dressmaker's establishment. She says it's a matter of charm. A closeup of a dress model. And did she have charm? But in the melting pot of America are all the graces of all the races. We shot a beauty contest going full tilt. You can go Hollywood, if you like, or catch a parade at Atlantic City, or swoop down to the sea when the pretty girls are in swimming or out sunning themselves on the sand. Here is your American beauty — a bouquet gathered the world over. *