The Head Of The House! (1933)

Titles read: ’The Head of the house! A “mixed-grill“ in coiffures.’ Africa / London. Various shots of African women and their ornate hairstyles. Commentator says they are “dusky leaders of hairdressing fashions“. Most have several sections of hair coiled closely to their heads. We then see several fashionable London hairstyles of the day, created by Emile. The last two are “coloured and lacquered wigs“, complete with artificial, plastic looking curls and flowers made from ’wig hair’. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well a