"Few people ever saw the images of
China girls, although for decades they were ubiquitous in movie theaters. At
the beginning of a reel of film, there would be a few frames of a
woman’s head. She might be dressed up; she might be scowling at the
camera. She might blink or move her head.
But if audiences saw her, it was only
because there had been a mistake. These frames weren’t for public
consumption. The China girl was there to assist the lab technicians
processing the film..."
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