Girl Clown 1953

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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

Various shots of a girl clown, Rita Rohr, putting on her makeup at Billy Smart's Circus. Another clown (male) helps her put on her clown eye makeup.

We then see Rita and the other clown in the circus ring, doing part of their act. The clown smears gunk...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44198
Sort Number:
NP 479
Time in/Out:
01:10:07:00 / 01:11:00:00
Canister:
NP 479
Film ID:
1339.06
Issue Date:
16/11/1953

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