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Big Top Aids Charities 1961
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Title reads: "Big Top Aids Charities".
London.
Variety Club sponsor star gala performance at Billy Smart's circus.
M/S elephant in circus parade. M/S bison / buffalo with large horns. Various shots clown on stilts. L/S entertainment personalities arriving at big top. C/U...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 54006
- Sort Number:
- 61/088
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:50:00 / 01:23:13:00
- Canister:
- 61/88
- Film ID:
- 1740.10
- Issue Date:
- 02/11/1961
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"Bruce Forsythe" should read Bruce Forsyth.
"Bootsie and Snudge (comedians?)" - Bootsie and Snudge were actually two TV comedy show characters, played by the two actors seen here, Bill Fraser and Alfie Bass.
Seen to the left of Bruce Forsyth at 00:40 is actor Jess Conrad.
Thanks.