London's Lights & Brighton's Go Up Again… 1949

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Piccadilly & Leicester Square, London & Brighton, Sussex.

LS. Criterion with Zoe Gail singing 'I'm going to get lit up...' from balcony. Pan across Piccadilly Circus showing crowd and various lights going up. LS. Crowd in Piccadilly (4 shots) LS. Crowds & illuminated signs in Piccadilly. Pan....

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67355
Sort Number:
UN 2100 A
Time in/Out:
01:01:21:00 / 01:03:50:00
Canister:
UN 2100 A
Film ID:
2473.04
Issue Date:
1949

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