1940s Beauty – Priscilla Lane sells cosmetics for a day.

Actress Priscilla Lane learns how to be a salesgirl – 1941 –

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In Million Dollar Baby Priscilla Lane plays a department store salesgirl.
To get first hand experience she spent a day incognito at Sears, Roebuck & Co’s big general department store in downtown Los Angeles.
At 8.15 she punched in, went to the locker room to straighten her stockings and take off excess lipstick.

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She then reported to the cashier for $15 in change. In the yardage department she sold ribbon, yarn, thread, safety pins and two sets of knitting needles, till an astonished customer recognised her.
Amidst a flare-up of whispers and finger pointing, Priscilla was quickly transferred to the cosmetics counter where she proceeded to do an ace job in demonstrating lipsticks, powder, rouge and various face creams.

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” I’m in my comfort zone here!” she laughs. Later the other Sears girls declared that she was adequately schooled to represent them on the big screen.

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