• Short Summary

    Item showing comedian Lupino Lane at home in Windsor, Berkshire.

  • Description

    Item title reads - Personality meet Lupino Lane.

    Windsor, Berkshire.

    M/S as comedian Lupino enters his house and pats his poodle. M/S of his collection of horse brasses. M/S as he corrects a book he has written, licks his fingers and grimaces. M/S as his three dogs run into the room.

    M/S's as he sits in a boat and fishes. M/S as Mrs Lane sits with Phyllis Robins. Various shots as they are all joined by Jean Capra and her son David. They sit down by the river, M/S of Jean and Phyllis having a cigarette. M/S as "Bonzo", the midget dressed as a dog, comes running up, he works with Lupino in pantomime. Various shots as he plays with the real dogs. L/S as Lupino walks back into his house.

    Note: Jean Capra was a regular performer on the radio show 'ITMA' - It's That Man Again - with Tommy Handley - SL.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1383.20
    Media URN:
    45249
    Group:
    New pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    27/08/1945
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:19:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:44:38:00 / 01:46:57:00
    Canister:
    NP 50

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    Great to see Phyills Robins, pity there aren't more clips this great entertainer.

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