Frank Walker Band 1936

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A hand holding a model car. Frank Walker Orchestra on a stage playing 'Rhapsody of a Motor Car'. Various shots of the orchestra playing are juxtaposed to scenes of the cars racing.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41626
Sort Number:
NSP 013
Time in/Out:
01:01:45:00 / 01:04:13:00
Canister:
NSP 13
Film ID:
1218.02
Issue Date:
25/06/1936

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  • This is an excellent clip of the Frank Walker Band who were a very popular band on the BBC Light Programme for over 30 years. It's great to be able to hear and see these musicians who brought Light Music in to homes all over the world from the 1930s to the early 60s.

    oscardog1 26th Feb 2013

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