Hell Driver - Stephen Ladd 1972

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Unissued / Unused material

Various shots of a stunt driver - Stephen Alan Ladd - performing various driving stunts including crashing through fences and piles of burning wood. His car has a Thames Television logo all down one side.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
91158
Sort Number:
UN 4591 H
Time in/Out:
01:29:08:00 / 01:32:29:00
Canister:
UN 4591 H
Film ID:
3287.04
Issue Date:
1972

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  • "Stephen A Ludd" in the text and in the tags should read Stephen A Ladd.

    jamied 29th May 2012
  • Thanks.

    British Pathé 29th May 2012

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