Soho Goes Gay 1955

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Greek Street, Soho, London.

SV. Spanish dancers. GV. Soho street. SCU. Restaurant with carnival figure outside. SCU. Soho character nicknamed 'Iron Foot Jack'. CU. 'Iron Foot', pan up to man's face. SCU. Pan with crowd of young Soho people. CU. Gaston Berlemont drinking a toast. GV. Waiters...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30918
Sort Number:
55/056
Time in/Out:
01:48:41:00 / 01:50:49:00
Canister:
55/56
Film ID:
533.27
Issue Date:
14/07/1955

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0:010:020:030:04

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  • "Cafe Torino" seen at 00:11 was on the corner of Dean Street and Old Compton Street, (it's now a Costa coffee).

    "Small cycle car" - it's actually a proper petrol-driven car, a Messerschmitt KR175.

    "Dutch organ" - it's a G. Perlee street organ.









    jamied 30th May 2012
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