Sandy Macpherson 1939

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No titles. Sandy MacPherson.

London.

In Pathe Studio we see Ronald Frankau, standing behind a cocktail bar. He introduces Sandy McPherson, the organist in rhyme, making references to "tunes getting stiffer, and organs may differ" and so on. He also claims that the organ Sandy MacPherson...

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Cataloguer:
Ron
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
83775
Sort Number:
Turns 12 G
Time in/Out:
01:19:02:00 / 01:22:17:00
Canister:
Turns Can 12 G
Film ID:
2899.07
Issue Date:
06/02/1939

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