The Four Crochets 1935

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Description

Titles read: 'NOW Pathe Pictorial has pleasure in presenting - Another novelty musical Act - "THE FOUR CROCHETS" in "Nagasaki"'.

Pathe Studio, London.

Various shots of male singing quartet The Four Crochets performing a fast version of the novelty song 'Nagasaki'. They stand around...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52198
Sort Number:
PSP 904
Time in/Out:
01:29:35:00 / 01:31:41:00
Canister:
PSP 904
Film ID:
1648.17
Issue Date:
01/08/1935

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