Five Weeks Up The Pole? 1966

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Full title reads: "B'Ham. Five Weeks Up The Pole?".

Hockley, Birmingham.

GV Zoom in to John Stokes in a barrel at the top of a pole. CU Stokes as he waves. CU Man on telephone. SV Ditto, camera pans up to show Stokes on phone in barrel CU Stokes talking on telephone. CU Man on ground...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55358
Sort Number:
66/046
Time in/Out:
01:09:22:00 / 01:10:09:00
Canister:
66/46
Film ID:
1797.06
Issue Date:
09/06/1966

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