Mario De Pietro Item Title Is Ancient And… 1939

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Part of ANCIENT AND MODERN issue.

Pathe Studios, London

Various shots of a scattered pile of photos of variety entertainers.

Mario de Pietro is introduced to the camera by the guitar player in the band. Both have posh English accents - they don't sound at all Spanish! As...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42764
Sort Number:
NSP 188
Time in/Out:
01:47:45:00 / 01:50:31:00
Canister:
NSP 188
Film ID:
1280.30
Issue Date:
09/11/1939

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