Ken Dodd Swimming 1962

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Location: England

Story about Ken Dodd taking swimming lessons

VS Comedian Ken Dodd learning to swim in a small open air swimming pool, he jokes about the water wings and flippers and he jumps in and out of the water. His friends (possibly his family) then join him, laugh at his fooling...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Matt
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
88649
Sort Number:
UN 3852 A
Time in/Out:
01:45:13:00 / 01:51:07:00
Canister:
UN 3852 A
Film ID:
3151.15
Issue Date:
1962

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