Singing At £2,000 A Song 1924

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Plymouth, Devon.

Title: "SINGING AT £2,000 A SONG! Mme. Galli Curci, one of World's highest paid singers, arrives on first visit to England".

C/U of a glamorous looking woman wearing a fur stole, she waves at someone off camera. M/S of a man in mayoral chains presenting the singer...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24660
Sort Number:
G 1127
Time in/Out:
01:34:49:00 / 01:37:07:00
Canister:
G 1127
Film ID:
358.17
Issue Date:
13/10/1924

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