Stars Fight Cinema Tax 1959

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Description

Titles read: "LONDON - STARS FIGHT CINEMA TAX".

London.

General view across the River Thames of the House of Commons.

We then see various shots of British film stars arriving at the entrance to the House of Commons to try to convince members that the Cinema Tax should be abolished....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50379
Sort Number:
59/016
Time in/Out:
01:40:58:00 / 01:41:56:00
Canister:
59/16
Film ID:
1569.31
Issue Date:
23/02/1959

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