Stars' Greyhounds 1961

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Hook Kennels, Northaw, Hertfordshire.

Various shots of athletic star Brian Hewson exercising with his greyhound dog; they race up and down a lawn before a large country house. Commentator tells us he is a successful owner of greyhounds; this one is called 'Secret Crash'.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1747
Sort Number:
CP 328
Time in/Out:
01:05:09:00 / 01:07:03:00
Canister:
CP 328
Film ID:
139.04
Issue Date:
10/04/1961

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  • "A car pulls up next to the field" - the car is a Ford Consul Mk II.

    jamied 4th Dec 2012

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