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Sphinx Reel - Highlights of Commem Week
Student life and all that jazz - a visit to Liverpool University in1952.
Student film 1952 12 mins
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Overview
Liverpool University's Amateur Film Unit gives us an entertaining record of student life with this irreverent review of Commemoration Week, including spirited rehearsals for a theatre production, and more sedate pastimes such as a garden party opened by legendary American jazz singer Lena Horne. Jazz is also on offer at the Commemoration Ball, led by bandleader Cyril Stapleton and his orchestra.
Courtesy of the University of Liverpool Library.
Genres
Student film
Released
1952
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Liverpool
Language
English
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