This looks familiar…
Robo Woman — 1,968 taken from the British Pathe reel “Miss Honeywell — World’s First Robotic Woman”. See this playlist of our best clips:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF58DA24745914ADC
See the original Robo Woman video with its full Pathe commentary and extra shots here:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/miss-honeywell/
The music is taken from a live art performance recorded by Pathe in Paris in 1964. You can watch the exciting piece here:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/futuristic-music-and-dance-in-paris/ (The jazzy “electro” music in the middle is from the original reel, so you want the top link above for that)
http://www.britishpathe.com.
And yes, you guessed it. Miss Honeywell isn’t actually a robot — she is a Hollywood actress in need of a few good parts!
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