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Our Holiday

c. 1950 , Dovercourt (Essex)

Cat no. 1146

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A family holiday at Warners in Dovecourt.

People swim in the pool. The competition for the Beauty Queen takes place by the swimming pool. Women parade in swimsuits, shorts or tennis/netball skirts, in fact anything that shows their legs. In a pathetic parody men line up and parade around the pool. They are all fully dressed; many wear sweaters or jackets. There are scenes of the knobbly knees contest. People, mainly men, parade around the pool again with their trousers rolled up. There are scenes showing swimming races and of men and women diving. A woman leaves her chalet and walks through the grounds, in front of the main building. There are scenes of the beach at Dovercourt and of the houses on the cliffs. The final scenes are of a cross dressing fancy dress contest.

Keywords

Beauty contests; Fancy dress; Holiday camps; Holidays

Intertitles

We parade to choose our ...Beauty Queen. And her slave. Among the many contests held. The 'Knobbly Knees...' Kept some busy. While swimming and diving. Interested many others. Spacious ground provide.Entertainment for all ages. We also enjoyed ourselves at the...Camp's own...Fancy dress dance. Men dressed up as women. Vice-versa. Cheerio.

Background Information

The Dovercourt Lido was built by Butlins in 1938. It was sold very quickly to Warners. It was closed during the late 1980s.

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Our Holiday

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