- Title: PA-7
- Summary: LET'S HAVE A TEA: DIRECTED BY EDWARD C. SIMMEL - TEA PARTY FOR SCHOOL GIRLS AND THEIR MOTHERS. SOCIAL ETIQUETTES. PROPER WAY TO SET UP TEA PARTY FOR MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IS DEMONSTRATED.
- Description:01:21:37 - MS TEEN AGE GIRLS STAND AROUND DESK OF ELDERLY WOMAN WHO SPONSORS ENTERTAINMENT CLUB AT SCHOOL, SHE LEAVES, GIVES HER SEAT TO BARBARA PRESIDENT OF CLUB WHO IS JOINED BY THREE OF HER FRIENDS. (JUNE, CORINE ANNE) WHO TAKE SEATS AROUND HER DESK, PLAN FIRST SOCIAL EVENT OF SEASON. A MOTHER, DAUGHTER TEA. BARBARA KNOWS GIRLS ARE FEARFUL BECAUSE THEY NEVER ATTENDED A TEA BEFORE. 01:22:27 - MCU VARIOUS VIEWS GIRLS MAKING THEIR SUGGESTIONS, ALL DO NOT LIKE IDEA OF A TEA, VOICE OVER EXPLAINS EACH GIRLS THOUGHTS. CU BARBARA SUSPECTS GIRLS DON'T LIKE A TEA BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRESS OR BEHAVE AT A TEA. SAYS VOICE OVER. 01:23:09 - ALL ARE NOT ENTHUSED BUT ALL AGREE TO DIVIDE WORK TO PREPARE TEA, 01:23:16 - MS GIRL SITS ON LIVING ROOM SOFA WITH TELEPHONE BOOK ON LAP, JOTS DOWN NAMES FOR INVITATIONS BARBARA AND ANNE SIT NEXT TO HER TO HELP, WHILE CORINE GOES TO LIVING ROOM MIRROR TO COMB HER HAIR HIDING FACT THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT WRITING INVITATIONS. ANNE STOPS HELPING, GETS UP, FLOPS IN CHAIR NEXT TO GIRLS, ALSO HIDING HER IGNORANCE BY PRETENDING THAT IT'S ALL USELESS FORMALITY, WHICH COULD BE DONE BY PHONE.. 01:24:09 - ANNE PICKS UP PHONE ON LAMP TABLE TO INVITE BY PHONE. BARBARA JUMPS UP FROM SOFA, STOPS ANNE FROM DIALING. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS WHY BOT BY PHONE. FORMAL OCCASION, NO. INFORMAL, YES. 01:24:37 - MS JOAN TAKES BOOK OF ETIQUETTE OFF BOOK CASE, TAKES IT TO GROUP SEATED AROUND SOFA. ALL GIRLS SIT ON SOFA. BARBARA READS BOOK. VOICE OVER TELLS PROPER PROCEDURE TO INVITE AS EXPLAINED IN BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND EXPLAINS REASONS 01:26:19 - BARBARA HANDS EACH GIRL A PEN AND AN INVITATION SO EACH CAN WRITE THIR VERSION OF INVITE. CU BARBARA"S HAND WRITING VERY NEAT INVITATION WITH FOUNTAIN PEN. BARBARA GETS ANNE'S INVITATION, CU MESSY AND BADLY WRITTEN INVITATION. BARBARA HANDS IT BACK TO ANNE, PATS HER ON HEAD, WALKS AWAY. 01:26:29 - CU INVITATION WRITTEN BY CORINE IS EQUALLY BAD. 01:27:02 - BARBARA STANDING, SHOWS GIRLS COPY OF GOOD INVITE SO THEY LEARN BASIC IDEA, VOICE OVER EXPLAINS. 01:27:09 - BARBARA SITS NIGHT TABLE IN BEDROOM WRITING, CORINE LIES ON BED, JUNE PLAYS WITH RECORDS ON HI-FI, ANNE HOLDS BASKETBALL IN HAND, SHOWING NO INTEREST IN TEA. CU BARBARA CONTEMPLATES HOW TO WRITE REPLIES TO INVITATIONS, SO SHE CAN TEACH OTHERS. 01:28:15 - MS BARBARA SHOWS CORINE HOW TO MAKE A CORRECT REPLY TO INVITATION. CU PROPER REPLY, VOICE OVER EXPLAINS INVITE. SHOWS THE WHO WHAT, WHERE AND WHY OF INVITE. 01:28:46 - MS CORINE ENTERS ROOM WEARING FUR STOLE, HAT WITH VEIL TO MODEL BEFORE THE GROUP, A FUNCTION OF THE TEA SHE WILL ENJOY. AS SHE MODELS BEFORE THE GIRLS BARBARA, OTHERS SEE SHE IS OVER DRESSED. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS WHY? ANNE WATCH IN B/G 01:29:26 - MCU AS JUNE WATCHES, ANNE GESTURES HER OPINION OF CORINE'S CHOICE OF CLOTHING, BY HOLDING HER NOSE WITH ONE HAND, THUMB DOWN WITH OTHER, AS BARBARA HAS CORINE REMOVE GLOVES HAT, JEWELRY AND OTHER ITEMS FOR REASONS EXPLAINED BY VOICE OVER, 01:30:24 - MS GIRLS SIT IN BEDROOM PLANNING ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE TEA. ANNE JUMPS UP WITH BASKETBALL IN HAND AS SHE SUGGESTS BASKETBALL GANE, WHICH IS VETOED. 01:30:44 - CU CORINE GESTURES DRAMATICALLY AS SHE SUGGESTS DRAMATIC READINGS FOR THE TEA. . CU BARBARA AND JUNE LOOK AT EACH OTHER, EXPRESS DISAPPROVAL ON THEIR FACES. 01:30:57 - ANNE WALKS IN WITH COLORFUL RED DRESS TRIMMED WITH WHITE HEARTS, TO SHOW HER IDEA OF SIMPLE DRESS FOR THE TEA. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS WHY NOT? 01:31:29 - BARBARA WALKS INTO BEDROOM, HOLDING UP PROPER TYPE DRESS GIRLS CAN WEAR. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS WHY? ANNE WALKS IN, MODELS TAILORED SUIT, VOICE OVER TELLS WHY IT IS WRONG FOR OCCASION, INCLUDING IT MAKES HER LOOK FAT.. 01:32:34 - GIRLS DISCUSS TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR PARTY. BARBARA HITS HER HEAD SEVERAL TIMES WITH INVITATION WHEN SHE REALIZES SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT IN IT. VOICE OVER SAYS SHE DID RIGHT, EXPLAINS. 01:32:56 - MCU ANNE SITS AT HEAD OF DINING TABLE IN FRONT OF SILVER TEA SET ON TRAY, PRACTICES POURING TEA, WHERE POT SHOULD BE PLACED, WHERE CUP SHOULD BE, ETC. THE OTHER GIRLS WALK IN AND WATCH AS BARBARA SITS AND SHOWS THEM HOW. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS.. MS BARBARA GOES THROUGH MOTIONS OF POURING AND SERVING, 01:34:30 - BARBARA SHOWS HOW TO TAKE HAT, GLOVES AND HANDBAG FROM PERSON BEFORE SEATING HER AT TABLE. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS, WITH ANNE SITTING AT TABLE HAVING TEA, BARBARA SHOWS WHAT TO DO WITH GLOVES, HANDBAG, BEFORE SERVING YOURSELF AS YOU STAND AT TABLE. SHE CHATS AS SHE SIMULATES EATING AND DRINKING. 01:35:32 - MS GUEST ARRIVE AT TEA, STAND AND CHAT, ANNE WALKS OVER, GREETS GUESTS WITH HANDSHAKE AS SHE CHEWS GUM SHE REALISES THE GUM IS WRONG, TAKES IT OUT OF MOUTH. VOICE OVER, NO CHEWING GUM. 01:36:29 - MS BARBARA INTRODUCES JUNE TO GUESTS. VOICE OVER SAYS. DON'T SHAKE UNLESS GUEST OFFERS HAND, GUESTS STAND, CHAT, AT TEA TABLE AS ONE SITS. EXPLAINS FUNDAMENTALS OF INTRODUCTION.. 01:36:42 - GIRLS. GUESTS GATHER AROUND TEA TABLE . WOMAN SEATED IN FRONT OF TEA SET, SERVER SEATED AT OTHER END. CORINE APPROACHES TABLE TAKES CUP, SERVER FILLS IT. 01:37:18 - MS ALL TEEN AGE GIRL STRING QUARTETTE, OF VIOLINS, SEATED BEFORE THEIR SHEET MUSIC ON STANDS, FACING CAMERA, ARE APPROACHED BY ANNE, BACK TO CAMERA WHO CHATS WITH THEM, DEPARTS. 01:37:40 - BARBARA, THREE GUESTS STANDING AROUND CHATTING ARE APPROACHES THE VERY THEATRICAL CORINE, WITH HAND ON HIP. OTHER LIMP HAND HELD HIGH HAND TO GUEST, ELDERLY GUEST. A STYLIST. GRABS HAND, RINGS IT DOWN TO PROPER HAND SHAKE LEVEL 01:38:10 - CORINE TAKES STYLIST TO TERA TABLE, IS HANDED CUP OF TEA BY SERVER, GRACIOUSLY HANDS TEA TO STYLIST. STYLIST REMOVES GLOVES, TAKES CUP FROM CORINE , WITHOUT AFFECTING CONVERSATION. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS. CU STYLIST SIPS TEA. MAKING FRIENDS WITH STYLIST MAKES TEA A SUCCESS FOR CORINE. 01:39:30 - MS ANNE APPROACHES GROUP AT TEA TABLE, HELPS HERSELF TO CUP, SERVER POURS HER TEA. ANNE DROPS CUP OF TEA ON TABLE. CU CUP FALLING ON TABLE, WOMAN HELPS BLOT TABLE CLOTH WITH NAPKIN. 01:40:00 - SPONSOR STANDS ON STAGE WITH STYLIST, RED CURTAIN B/G. LEAVES, STYLIST INTRODUCES GIRLS WHO PUT ON STYLE SHOW FOR GUESTS. ANNE COMES ON STAGE, MODELS DRESS SHE IS WEARING. STYLIST DESCRIBES OUTFIT TO AUDIENCE, CORINE, JUNE AND BARBARA FOLLOW, VOICE OVER TELLS OF THEIR STYLES IN RELATION TO THEIR FIGURE AND HEIGHTS. . 01:41:16 - SPONSOR CONGRATULATES BARBARA (ON STAGE) FOR A SUCCESSFUL TEA. 01:41:31 - END .
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1946
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: PA-7