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Close-ups of the Stars
A triple bill of glamour courtesy of Lux toilet soap.
Overview
Popular celebrities Margaret Lockwood and Patricia Roc share scenes from their latest Gainsborough melodramas while revealing the secret of their beautiful skin, in these adverts for Lux toilet soap - used, apparently, by 9 out of 10 film stars.
The film has unfortunately suffered some deterioration, but it nonetheless retains all of its kitsch charm.
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