Tom Burke 1932

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Several lengthy intertitles set the scene for an aria from Puccini's opera 'Tosca'. Main title reads: '"Mario" - Tom Burke - the world famous Operatic Tenor'.

London (probably Pathe Studio).

Various shots of Tom Burke as Mario, singing an aria from Act III of 'Tosca'. He is in a prison...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37190
Sort Number:
PT 110
Time in/Out:
01:19:35:00 / 01:24:56:00
Canister:
PT 110
Film ID:
1052.09
Issue Date:
02/05/1932

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