Mrs Winterbottom And Mrs Murgatroyd 1937

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Comedians Ronald Frankau and Tommy Handley appear very briefly as their characters Murgatroyd & Winterbottom.

They are followed by two female comics who play characters Mrs. Murgatroyd & Mrs. Winterbottom. They are very caustic and sarcastic in their comments to each...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41909
Sort Number:
NSP 052
Time in/Out:
01:59:11:00 / 02:03:32:00
Canister:
NSP 52
Film ID:
1234.49
Issue Date:
25/03/1937

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