Denis Compton Is Crowned King Of Sport 1949

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Full title reads: "Denis Compton Is Crowned King of Sport".

London.

GV Guests drinking. MV Guests being served. SV Richard Attenborough pointing out celebrities to Victor Barna, table tennis player. SV Maureen Gardner,...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
93327
Sort Number:
49/040
Time in/Out:
01:15:21:00 / 01:16:26:00
Canister:
49/40
Film ID:
3462.09
Issue Date:
19/05/1949

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