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The Magic Box Jack Hylton & His Band 1931
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Titles read: 'The Magic Box - A Pathetone Item in which we meet JACK HYLTON & His Band. Every day busy workers are transforming pieces of wood and metal into magic boxes (Radio-Gramophones). Here is a "plant" that grows them. The commentator is Rex Palmer, known to millions, as "Uncle Rex".
We...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Ron / Sarah
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 83827
- Sort Number:
- Turns 17 B
- Time in/Out:
- 01:55:05:00 / 02:01:06:00
- Canister:
- Turns Can 17 B
- Film ID:
- 2901.17
- Issue Date:
- 02/03/1931
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