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Harlow Non-Stop Twist AKA Twist Marathon 1962
Description
Title reads: "Non-stop Twist".
Harlow, Essex.
Various shots packed dance floor crowded with people taking part in a Twist Competition. Most are teenagers, they are hoping to beat the American record of 18 hours and 4 minutes of non-stop dancing. One girl tries to drink from a glass...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 53162
- Sort Number:
- 62/014
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:07:00 / 01:21:16:00
- Canister:
- 62/14
- Film ID:
- 1711.15
- Issue Date:
- 15/02/1962
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