Comedian, Tommy Handley, introduces item about expensive jewellery.
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C/U of five women's hands; they are dripping with precious stone bracelets and rings. Various C/Us of displays of diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire rings, bracelets, tiaras and necklaces....
Comedian, Tommy Handley, introduces item about expensive jewellery.
Location of events unknown.
C/U of five women's hands; they are dripping with precious stone bracelets and rings. Various C/Us of displays of diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire rings, bracelets, tiaras and necklaces. C/U of glamorous model smiling at camera and wearing lots of jewels. C/U of woman's neck, she wears a diamond necklace. C/U of diamond tiara in woman's hair. Extreme C/U of precious stone ring on woman's hand. Extreme C/U on sparkly bracelet on woman's wrist. C/U of woman's bejewelled arms folded across her stomach. C/U of blonde model wearing jewellery. C/U of her wrists.
C/U of Handley giving comic commentary to camera about what he would bring home to his wife on her birthday - a diamond ring? No. The punch line is he would bring home a friend!
Note: Tommy Handley is commentator on all items in Pathetone 355. AH 2001.
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