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Marriage of Miss Rose Carmel and Mr Solly Gershcowit (1925)

Marriage of Miss Rose Carmel and Mr Solly Gershcowit (1925)
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This film is showing in Oy Britannia, a new Mediatheque collection uncovering insights, injustices and hidden histories across a century of Jewish representation on British screens - www.bfi.org.uk For a couple with such Jewish-sounding surnames, the wedding celebrations of Miss Carmel and Mr...

Scrooge, or Marley's Ghost (1901)

Scrooge, or Marley's Ghost (1901)
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Produced by the English movie pioneer RW Paul, this version of 'A Christmas Carol' is the earliest surviving adaptation of Dickens' work on film. The only known print, held by the BFI, is incomplete, but manages to tell enough of the story for it to be recognisable. This first cinematic excursion...

Charley in New Town (1948)

Charley in New Town (1948)
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'Of Dreams and Cities', a major new film season at BFI Southbank, offers an array of architectural treats in celebration of the RIBA's 175th year, looking at architects, architecture and cities - www.bfi.org.uk 'New Town' is an entry in a Central Office of Information-sponsored animated series...

Basil Brush and the Airbed (1976)

Basil Brush and the Airbed (1976)
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Boom Boom! Basil Brush comes to the rescue of potential careless bathers in this COI (Central Office of Information) film, trading bad puns and banter with his erstwhile comic partner Roy North. Basil was voiced and operated by Ivan Owen, a publicity-shy actor who remained anonymous during the...

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