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Famous Stars Entertain The Forces 1940
Description
Titles read: 'FAMOUS STARS entertain the Forces'.
Comedians Arthur Askey and Richard 'Stinker' Murdoch, bandleader Jack Hylton and his Band and singer / actress Gracie Fields entertain troops.
This is duplicate of item in Pathe newsreel / gazette 40/36 - see separate record for details.
Note:...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 84077
- Sort Number:
- Turns 21 A
- Time in/Out:
- 01:00:07:00 / 01:02:33:00
- Canister:
- Turns Can 21 A
- Film ID:
- 2913.01
- Issue Date:
- 02/05/1940
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