The Panto Gets Ready 1946

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Item title reads - The panto gets ready.

Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Various shots of signs for different pantomimes. Aerial shot of carpenters at work on the set. M/S of the gadget which brings the performers up to the stage through trap door. Various shots as women make costumes. One performer...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46147
Sort Number:
46/100
Time in/Out:
01:45:11:00 / 01:46:33:00
Canister:
46/100
Film ID:
1416.28
Issue Date:
16/12/1946

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  • For more footage of these rehearsals, see clip 2148.03.

    jamied 20th May 2012

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