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Stars Fight Cinema Tax 1959
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....
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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