Clowns Club 1955

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Croydon, Surrey.

C/U of a white faced clown. His face is heavily made up and he wears a white conical hat. L/S shows that he is sitting at a table with a man who is painting an eggshell to show the particular design of this clown's make up. C/U of the artist, C/U of the egg being painted and...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15503
Sort Number:
CP 009
Time in/Out:
01:21:06:00 / 01:22:54:00
Canister:
CP 009
Film ID:
27.09
Issue Date:
28/02/1955

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