Barber Shop Skiffle (1957)

Hounslow, Middlesex. M/S of the interior of a barber shop. A barber is applying shaving cream to customer’s cheeks while two men sing. They are wearing traditional costumes, have false moustache and their old fashioned singing sounds terrible. C/U shot of barber shaving a customer. Voiceover states that choir singing in barber shops is luckily a thing of the past. Instead, for years there was no sound apart from “barber’s gossip“ but that is changing. L/S of the interior of a modern barber shop. There are several chairs with people having haircuts and manicures. Large mirrors and shelves with various cosmetic products are on the walls and in the corner - a band! “Hairdresser Leonard Pountney has a latest style Skiffle group laid on for the weekend rush.“ Several shots of the skiffle band performing - interesting pre-Rolling-Stones sound. C/U shot of a singer (he plays banjo) with rosy cheeks. Cut back to the band. Low angle L/S of the line of men with white towels around their necks having their hair c