Belita's Party 1953

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Description

London.

Various shots of an ice-party held by skating star Belita for her 29th birthday. The guests stagger round a small ice-rink laid out on the Hippodrome stage while others sit at tables. Belita is seen flitting about.

Comedians / actors Frankie Howerd and Terry-Thomas hang onto...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44206
Sort Number:
NP 480
Time in/Out:
01:30:18:00 / 01:31:29:00
Canister:
NP 480
Film ID:
1339.14
Issue Date:
23/11/1953

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