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Famous Stars Entertain The Forces 1940
Description
Full title reads: "Famous Stars Entertain The Forces".
VS of Arthur Askey and Richard `Stinker' Murdoch doing a comedy routine at an ENSA concert they are on stage with Jack Hylton and his Band (nat. sound). They refer to their radio show `Bandwagon".
GV Audience of servicemen applauding....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 20759
- Sort Number:
- 40/036
- Time in/Out:
- 01:25:08:00 / 01:27:35:00
- Canister:
- 40/36
- Film ID:
- 1043.25
- Issue Date:
- 02/05/1940
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