Camera Interview - Mrs Malcolm Campbell 1928

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No title. Probably one of the "Camera Interview" series featuring Mrs Malcolm Campbell - the wife of the racing driver. Garden scenes, Mr and Mrs Campbell in the garden with their children. Idyllic setting with the sun shining, tulips growing, dog lying by the side of his mistress etc.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15027
Sort Number:
EP 102
Time in/Out:
01:47:38:00 / 01:49:23:00
Canister:
EP 102
Film ID:
880.20
Issue Date:
19/01/1928

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  • "Mr and Mrs Campbell in the garden with their children" - the children are Donald, (himself to become a world record holder on both land and water), and Jean.

    "Mrs Campbell at work" - her name is Dorothy Campbell.

    jamied 26th Jun 2012
  • Dorothy Evelyn "Dolly" Campbell (née Whittall). Married Sir Malcolm in 1920. Divorced in 1940.

    00:24 - she is seen with a mechanic, changing the spark plugs of a supercharged Bugatti.
    00:54 - with her husband beside Bluebird II.
    01:10 - Mrs Campbell in a Bugatti road car.
    01:14 - driving a Bugatti at Brooklands.

    roycousins 25th Dec 2012

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