Harlow Non-Stop Twist AKA Twist Marathon 1962

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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...

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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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