Non Stop Pianist 1920

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Croydon, Greater London.

Intertitle: "The NON-STOP PIANIST. 'Professor' Albert Kemp fulfills [sic] self-imposed task and beats World's record of 105 hours".

M/S of Albert playing the piano. While he plays a barber washes his hair and a woman feeds him an apple. Iris in on C/U of Albert's...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21570
Sort Number:
G 0701
Time in/Out:
01:49:47:00 / 01:50:15:00
Canister:
G 701
Film ID:
212.45
Issue Date:
06/09/1920

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