Mae West In Britain 1947

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations unknown or unclear.

Cuts from newsreel story 47/76 - MAE WEST ARRIVES IN THIS COUNTRY.

Extreme C/U of Mae West. C/U of Salvation Army man - he seems to be avoiding the camera and runs away (perhaps he was supposed to be somewhere else!).

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
74246
Sort Number:
UN 1809 C
Time in/Out:
01:03:37:00 / 01:05:35:00
Canister:
UN 1809 C
Film ID:
2168.02
Issue Date:
1947

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