Sep 08, 1960
26 min
Full-HD

Playground Spectacular (1960)

Documentary from 1960 by Harold Baim extolling Blackpool's merits as a holiday destination over those of rival seaside towns. With contributions by boxer Brian London and organist Reginald Dixon.

Category

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Harold Baim Film Productions

Peter Dimmock

Narrator

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