Pathe Pictorial Presents - The South African… 1931

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M/S of Graham Payn sitting on a gate on a studio set representing a countryside scene. He jumps down off the gate. He is wearing a school blazer and white trousers. Graham sings "Meadowsweet". Intercut with shots of the "South African Boy Soprano" are pretty countryside scenes. Montage includes: fields,...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51019
Sort Number:
PSP 716
Time in/Out:
01:44:30:00 / 01:47:12:00
Canister:
PSP 716
Film ID:
1584.23
Issue Date:
24/12/1931

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