Royal Navy Singers 1938

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Titles read: "And Now Pathetone introduces - The Royal Naval Singers - One of the features of the Portsmouth Navy Week. These serving Naval ratings keep alive the traditions of the Navy by singing the old-time sea-shanties."

London, probably Pathe Studio.

Various shots of the Royal...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
40448
Sort Number:
PT 432
Time in/Out:
01:35:54:00 / 01:38:10:00
Canister:
PT 432
Film ID:
1172.19
Issue Date:
04/07/1938

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