Ronald Frankau 1936

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Item title reads - Now Pathetone has pleasure in presenting the celebrated radio and recording star Ronald Frankau. (At the piano Monty Crick).

London (probably Pathe studios).

Ronald Frankau sings a song about China and does a bad impression of Chinese people. He also recites a tongue-twisting...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39254
Sort Number:
PT 304
Time in/Out:
01:17:37:00 / 01:21:22:00
Canister:
PT 304
Film ID:
1128.09
Issue Date:
20/01/1936

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