Modern Telephone 1959

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Description

London & Camberley, Surrey.

C/U shot of a green telephone and an ashtray. Telephone is ringing persistently. M/S of a man on top of a ladder hanging up wallpaper. He turns around annoyed. Cut to a C/U of the phone again. Reverse to a man dropping wallpaper, getting off the ladder and going...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1398
Sort Number:
CP 220
Time in/Out:
01:21:30:00 / 01:24:43:00
Canister:
CP 220
Film ID:
87.09
Issue Date:
16/03/1959

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