This Isn't Cricket 1959

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This is a duplicate of item 1591.14 - check for best quality.

Title reads: "This isn't cricket!"

Fleetwood,

Comedians play silly game of cricket to raise money for charity.

Crowds around cricket pitch. C/U Charlie Drake and Dickie Henderson walking towards camera....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
92838
Sort Number:
59/067
Time in/Out:
01:48:37:00 / 01:50:01:00
Canister:
59/67
Film ID:
3428.23
Issue Date:
20/08/1959

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