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"Coming Sir" 1929
Description
Paris, France.
Full titles read: "'COMING.... SIR !' - Gay City's fastest footed waiters compete in novel race for "quickest service" championship."
L/S's of numerous very smartly dressed waiter holding trays with bottle of wine and glass on it. Comical scenes as the waiters are seen...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 18679
- Sort Number:
- G 1652
- Time in/Out:
- 01:38:34:00 / 01:39:52:00
- Canister:
- G 1653
- Film ID:
- 806.22
- Issue Date:
- 24/10/1929
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