Dispatch From Tomtopia 1946

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Item title reads - Dispatch from Tomtopia.

Ashford, Kent.

M/S of comedian Tommy Handley hiding behind a tree, he comes out then takes his hat off and smiles to the people gathered around the new youth centre. He opens it and beckons the children inside. M/S as he comically defines...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45566
Sort Number:
46/043
Time in/Out:
01:08:24:00 / 01:10:27:00
Canister:
46/43
Film ID:
1400.04
Issue Date:
30/05/1946

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