The China Girl on the Margins of Film.

The article examines what is described as a "China Girl" in filmmaking. Particular focus is given to how China Girls (sometimes called China Doll, China Lady or girl head), an image of a young, attractive woman accompanied by color bars that appears for a few frames in the leader of a film, were use...

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Published in:October no. 153; pp. 96 - 117
Main Author: YUE, GENEVIEVE
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        History of the motion picture industry
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