British Dancers' Triumph 1959

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Titles read: "BADEN-BADEN - BRITISH DANCERS' TRIUMPH".

Baden-Baden, Germany.

Various shots of couples taking part in the International Association of Professional Dancers' 'Grand Prix des Nations' Contest (International Dance Tournament) in a ballroom. Good footage of women in extreme...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50915
Sort Number:
59/076
Time in/Out:
01:17:26:00 / 01:19:07:00
Canister:
59/76
Film ID:
1597.07
Issue Date:
21/09/1959

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