Cures For Hiccups Aka Unique Hiccup Cures (1960)

Use version on *PM0113*. C/U of showgirl Denise Warren in a dressing room in The Gargoyle Club in Soho in London; she is shaking some pepper into a glass of whisky as part of a cure for hiccups. C/U of Iris Chapple looking on. M/S of the five glamorous girls, all in showgirl costumes; DW hands the cure to Kay Ellis (who wears an extremely scanty bikini-type costume); both girls place the rim of the glass on Kay’s stomach and she lies down on the dressing table holding the glass there so the glass is upside down and the whisky is on her flesh! The other girls look on. C/U of Kay holding the glass against her stomach (she has a large fabric flower covering her navel - we are in the navel taboo age) panning left to show her face as she hiccups - not very convincingly. C/U of Jill Millard mouthing to Kay “Are you all right now?“ then shaking her head; Kay sits up, removes the glass and wipes her stomach. DW tries out the next cure: Kay lies down while DW grates some potato over her diaphragm! DW pats it fi
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