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In the Park / 2i’s Cafe (Fun Palace outtakes)

Model planes and Soho transactions are captured in this intriguing double bill of street filming from London in 1963.

Amateur film 1963 3 mins Silent

Overview

Out-take from a film made by Joan Littlewood to explore the leisure options for Londoners in 1963. It starts in a park, where children play ball, dogs fetch and there’s some serious business with model planes. Then we move to Soho, snooping on a doorway where a conversation is taking place between a young woman and two police officers next to the famous 2i’s coffee house on Old Compton Street (Screaming Lord Sutch is advertised as playing), to the curiosity of its customers.

Director

Joan Littlewood

Genres

Amateur film

Country

United Kingdom

Location

LondonSoho

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Parks Coffee bars Soho Family life Model aircraft Street scenes Dogs Police officers

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