Billy Thorburn And His Music 1936

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Billy Thorburn and his music.

Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London.

M/S of Billy Thorburn and his band playing a jazz arrangement of "It Happened on the Beach at Bali Bali". M/S of Billy playing the piano. The tempo changes to a slower rendition and a man brings on a microphone,...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41764
Sort Number:
NSP 031
Time in/Out:
01:49:08:00 / 01:53:42:00
Canister:
NSP 31
Film ID:
1224.34
Issue Date:
29/10/1936

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