Boy Wonder 1961

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Highams Park, Essex.

Various shots of seven-year-old Stephen Warboys skating around an outdoor roller skating rink in roller boots; his parents sit watching on a stripy sun lounger. Stephen does a small jump, skates backwards and comes to a halt - ta-da!

Fade into M/S of Stephen getting...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1765
Sort Number:
CP 339
Time in/Out:
01:45:25:00 / 01:47:29:00
Canister:
CP 339
Film ID:
143.08
Issue Date:
26/06/1961

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