Beauty Queen Gagged 1951

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Full title reads: "Beauty Queen Gagged".

Morecambe, Lancashire. Sunday Dispatch National Bathing Beauty Contest featuring comedians Jewel and Warriss.

SV Bathing beauties parading towards camera. Back view girls parading past Jimmy Jewell, Ben Warriss and the Editor of the Sunday Dispatch...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48016
Sort Number:
51/071
Time in/Out:
01:34:32:00 / 01:36:10:00
Canister:
51/71
Film ID:
1471.23
Issue Date:
03/09/1951

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