Wartime Panto In London 1941

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A 1941 wartime panto is performed to raise money for the Defence Workers' Rest Fund. ARP wardens make up the cast including Cinderella and Prince Charming. A lively full-cast rendition of the patriotic British song "What We Did Before, We Can Always Do Again" features with a dance routine, led first...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
37719
Sort Number:
41/004
Time in/Out:
01:00:13:00 / 01:02:24:00
Canister:
41/4
Film ID:
1067.01
Issue Date:
13/01/1941

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