Lampshade Hat 1954

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Lampshade hats in London.

M/S Chinese dancer, Chin Yu, sitting by dressing table. Hairdresser Biagio enters picture and puts a traditional oriental-style "coolie hat" on Chin Yu. Various shots of Biagio pulling Chin Yu's pony tail through hole in hat, he winds it into a bun.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44071
Sort Number:
NP 511
Time in/Out:
01:04:55:00 / 01:06:14:00
Canister:
NP 511
Film ID:
1335.04
Issue Date:
28/06/1954

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