Charlie Drake 1962

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London.

Various shots show a man standing at a table before a small audience of women; he shows them how to make stage custard pies. He takes several sticks of shaving soap covered in silver paper onto the table and cuts slivers of the soap into a bowl. He adds water then whisks the mixture...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2747
Sort Number:
CP 393
Time in/Out:
01:20:23:00 / 01:22:02:00
Canister:
CP 393
Film ID:
187.04
Issue Date:
09/07/1962

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