Tommy Handley Has A Double 1945

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Title reads: "Tommy Handley has a double".

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Various shots of comedian Tommy Handley posing for sculptor Whitney Smith who is making a bust of him. Various shots of Whitney showing Tommy around the artist's studio. They look at other sculptures and model of skeleton.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43888
Sort Number:
NP 031
Time in/Out:
01:06:30:00 / 01:09:27:00
Canister:
NP 31
Film ID:
1329.04
Issue Date:
16/04/1945

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