Lawrence Wright And Judy Shirley Issue Title… 1938

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Note: Possibly filmed in the Pathe studio.

M/S's and C/U's of the composer Lawrence Wright (aka Horatio Nicholls) sitting at a desk writing music. A phone rings, he answers and tells his friend that he is writing a song called 'I'm saving the last waltz for you'. Wright's butler then walks...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42381
Sort Number:
NSP 122
Time in/Out:
01:43:18:00 / 01:46:51:00
Canister:
NSP 122
Film ID:
1258.25
Issue Date:
21/07/1938

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