Beryl Reid At Home (1958)

Wraysbury, Middlesex. L/S taken from a river of a cottage hidden behind some trees. L/S of actress Beryl Reid on the bank of the river, a man in a rowing boat hands her a shopping bag, she walks up the bank. L/S of the cottage which is round and has three thatched sections of roof each coming to a point, there is a car in the drive. Beryl walks up towards the house. M/S of one of the thatched gables, the camera pans round to show the other one. C/U of a sign saying ’Honeypot Cottage’, the narrator explains it is aptly named because the cottage resembles a couple of thatched honeypots. L/S as Beryl comes out of the cottage and down the steps, she sits down in front of a table and picks up a mirror, she looks at herself and covers her face. She puts it down and picks up an earring, M/S as she clips a pair of large red stiletto shoes on her ears. M/S of the table with various pairs of miniature model earrings including bottles and flatirons. M/S as she looks at herself in the mirror and laughs.