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  • Short Summary

    Buskers perform at a concert and outside a cinema.

  • Description

    Albert Hall, London.

    LS Of stage during concert from back of hall. MS Crowd cutaway applauding. MS An escapologist performing his act on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Elevated MS of pair of buskers performing their street act on stage. A photographer stands on the neck of a strongman - eek! A man tied up inside a sack escapes. L/S of a band performing on stage. We then see them from behind - unidentified pop group.

    Var. shots buskers entertaining cinema queues outside the Warner, Leicester Square, (film - "Bullitt"). GV Exterior, night, the Warner. Film - "Bullitt". A girl wearing a duffel coat tries to get some money out of people queuing for the cinema.

    (Mute). (Orig. Neg.)

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    3314.14
    Media URN:
    91459
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    1969
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:03:14:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:33:45:00 / 01:36:59:00
    Canister:
    UN 4415 C

Comments (3)

  1. jamied says

    The event was called the "Buskers Happening", and took place in February 1969.

  2. jamied says

    " A photographer stands on the neck of a strongman" - the photographer is Pat Keene. The strongman is Johnny Eagles.

    At 02:02 we get a quick glimpse, from the back, of a man in a tailcoat and bowler hat - this is likely to be Ronnie Ross, or one half of the act called the Hollis Brothers, (both acts performed in this type of costume around this time).

    At 02:08, the street busker is Dave Parker.

    At 02:28, there's another street busker, this time it's Rod Warner.

  3. jamied says

    NOTE: Rehearsal footage for this "Buskers Happening" event can be seen in clip 3314.15.

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