The Stars At Home - Tom Walls 1933

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Title reads: "The well-known Comedy Actor".

Comedian Tom Walls appears as "The Mayor" in "The Cuckoo in the Nest" wearing a moustache and smoking a cigar. He pours himself a large drink from a decanter, downs it in one then wipes his mouth with a handkerchief. He looks around to see if anyone...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14488
Sort Number:
EP 030
Time in/Out:
01:30:09:00 / 01:33:41:00
Canister:
EP 030
Film ID:
834.14
Issue Date:

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