The Mouth Organ Virtuoso 1932

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Full titles read: "The Mouth Organ Virtuoso - A minute with STROBL, the 'Mouth-organist'.

London (probably Pathe Studio).

C/U of Strobl playing an Eastern-European sounding tune on the mouth organ - very impressive.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37200
Sort Number:
PT 113
Time in/Out:
01:49:29:00 / 01:50:27:00
Canister:
PT 113
Film ID:
1052.19
Issue Date:
23/05/1932

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