Dancing School 1940

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Dancing school.

Shamley Green, near Guildford Surrey.

Various shots of the exterior and grounds of the large country house that has been taken over by girls from two London dance schools who have been evacuated to Surrey. Various shots of girls in their late teens doing limbering...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42838
Sort Number:
NSP 204
Time in/Out:
01:12:37:00 / 01:14:21:00
Canister:
NSP 204
Film ID:
1286.10
Issue Date:
29/02/1940

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