A Jolly Good Fire To Roast Them Version… 1926

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Full title reads: "... a jolly good fire to roast them! Sir Charles Biron & Mr. A. J. Cook 'beheaded' and thrown to the flames in University College joyous centenary bonfire rag".

London.

Night L/S of fancy dress parade passing a crowd. A man dressed as a bishop is carried along on...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26364
Sort Number:
G 1344
Time in/Out:
01:46:40:00 / 01:50:02:00
Canister:
G 1344
Film ID:
650.15
Issue Date:
08/11/1926

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