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Night Shots Of London In Rain 1962
Description
This material is shot in colour.
London.
Various night shots of West End in rain. Many illuminations, shops, theatres, crowd, traffic etc. Various shots, from moving car, of people and traffic at Soho. Car stops outside one of the theatres and porter comes close to open door.
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:50:15:00 / 01:52:37:00
- Canister:
- UN 3796 F
- Film ID:
- 2679.17
- Issue Date:
- 1962
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Amongst the locations seen are;
Piccadilly Circus.
Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street.
The "Talk of the Town" nightclub on Charing Cross Road.
The "Cinerama" cinema at Marble Arch.
The "Cameo Moulin" cinema on Great Windmill Street.