New Berth For Bananas 1938

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Titles read: "NEW BERTH FOR BANANAS".

Royal Albert Dock, London.

Brief shots of the Strand and Piccadilly in London as commentator talks of the old song "that suggested we should all go down the Strand and have a banana".

Various shots of the steamship 'Eros' at the Royal...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17154
Sort Number:
38/037
Time in/Out:
01:01:09:00 / 01:02:00:00
Canister:
38/37
Film ID:
965.02
Issue Date:
09/05/1938

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