Ronald Frankau 1943

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Ronald Frankau.

Probably filmed at Pathe studios, London.

M/S of a cartoon 'listening inn' with all sorts of listening and bugging devices. Ronald Frankau gives clapperboard to his pianist Monty / Monte Crick. Frankau does an impression of Albert Sandler (?), Crick impersonates newsreader...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50208
Sort Number:
NSP 377
Time in/Out:
01:05:13:00 / 01:09:22:00
Canister:
NSP 377
Film ID:
1564.04
Issue Date:
21/06/1943

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