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Film Number

2362

Title

[CHRISTMAS AT MARLENE'S 1965]

Producer

Ralph Brookes

Date

1965

Gauge

std8mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

4 mins 09 secs

Description

Christmas scenes at the Russ family home in Sale; 1965. Friends and family sit around the living room watching the children playing with party hats and toys. Includes a shot of the dining room table laid out with food, cutlery and candles. Various members of the family are seen opening their presents - includes shots of a red toy robot, some bathroom scales, a tin toy train, a model car, toiletries and jewellery. Mrs Brookes holds up her new yellow, rope-handled, shopping bag for the camera. The group are also seen standing outside the front of the house holding paper lanterns.

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