Numbers And Figures (1941)

No title Numbers and figures. Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London. Various shots of ticket book full of numbers, an expense sheet and an income tax demand. M, S of a diagram showing our numbers go from 1 10 in decimal notation. M, S of dictionary definition of a number. M, S showing the difference between figures and numbers, a woman walks by in a bathing suit. M, S of diagram tracing the history of numbers from Arabic to modern day, and Greek numbers which are figures. M, S of numbers written over pictures in Russian designs. C, U of a woman putting on her lipstick in the mirror, she smiles, this signifies number one yourself. M, S of two people kissing. M, S of the 3 balls on a pawnbrokers sign. M, S of the measurements for a perfect woman s figure, a girl in bathing suit comes on to emphasise the point. M, S of magic square where all the numbers add up to 15. Various shots showing how many days people work in a year and what the other days are taken up by, eg. holidays and eating F