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This is Katharine, very dexterous on the typewriter. She is great at the high jump - she wants to win the championship. She can succeed. “How it is cold and wet! My nose is red, my cheeks are pale. Your complexion is always flawless, Katherine, what are you using?” “Nivea, of course!”
This is poster artist Kunterbunt with Trott, his assistant, and Rex the dog. “A model! A model! A kingdom for a model! Trott, now it's your turn to pose. I’ll paint you as a nice girl. A nice model, the scrawny fellow, and not even well shaved!” “My beard grows so strong and my skin is so delicate, shaving is a problem.” “Gee, no problem at all, use Nivea cream before shaving!” A knock on the door. “Come in, but quickly!” “Oh please, you advertised for a stenographer?” “My model! This is not the time for typing, it’s time to take a photograph! Just what I need right now, stand there on the steps! Good, sporty, natural and not stilted, the red cheeks are real, too - not bad, not bad! Look this way! Now, what do you use for your skin?” “Nivea, of course!”
Nivea - good advice, for her, for you and for our poster!
Source: Film advertisement, 1938. Courtesy of Beiersdorf AG.