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Norwood StudiosBarbers (ca. 1959-1960)

Shows the jobs of a hairstylist, a barber and a beautician and the transformations they bring about on an entire family.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Norwood Studios
Sponsor: AFL-CIO
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Occupations: Service

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Christine Hennig - - October 30, 2003
Subject: In the Days Before Unisex Salons
This film, made by the AFL-CIO, gives us a detailed view of what barber and beauty shops were like before the 60s revolution turned them into Unisex Salons. It's pretty straightforward, with a mildly campy sequence where Dad and Junior have to wait for Mom and Sis to come out of the beauty shop (Dad chainsmokes 3 cigarettes while waiting!). Still, there's a lot of historical interest here.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: **. Historical Interest: *****. Overall Rating: ****. Also available on The Educational Archives, Vol. 4: On the Job.

Reviewer: Spuzz - - January 10, 2003
Subject: Watch people uneccessarily fondle hair!
In This curious short, Barbers and Beauticians are shown to be the benchmarks of american Beauty. They're shown clipping away while the all too serious narration spurts out how important these people are. Curious hairstyles are devised by male beauticians in full suits, and union banter is sputtered out. an okay film.

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"If attractive people are the leaders of society, then barbers and beauticians are the molders of leaders." This film shows the jobs of a hairstylist, a barber and a beautician and the transformation of an entire family. The father takes his son to the barber shop at the same time that the mother takes the daughter to the beauty salon. Also shown are women receiving manicures and facials.



Close-up of a barber pole sign
Close-up of a man's face while the back of his head is combed and trimmed
A sign "WE SPECIALIZE IN FLAT TOPS"
A boy hesitantly sits in a waiting chair
Close-up of a towel being taken out of a cupboard
Close-up of a boy reading
Close-up of a buzzer/trimmer
A girl in a floral dress sits in a barber chair, a man pulls on her hair
Hair stylist talks to a woman in a barber chair, combing her hair
Close-up of the back of a man's neck being trimmed
Close-up of the concentrating barber's face
A female beautician trimming a girl's hair
Barber putting powder on a dusting brush, brushes off the neck of a man in the chair
Close-up of hair rollers
Close-up of a box that squirts out shaving cream
A beautician applying a facial to another woman, massaging her face
A woman getting her nails polished
Boy sits in a barber chair, barber trims his hair with buzzers
close-up of the face of a girl, smiling, her hair being combed by haircutter
Boy climbing off a barber chair, man paying the barber
Woman gets a net tied around her curlers, is placed under a dryer
Man leans against a store-front window with a boy next to him, man lights a cigarette
Close-up of a man crushing a cigarette out with his foot
Woman smiling, two male stylists looking at her appreciatively
Woman and girl exiting door, the woman spins in circles for a man waiting outside

Barbershops Hair styling Heads Haircuts Haircutting