| GOING TO HIS OWN FUNERAL Bizarre but comical item about a man in a coffin parading around his town on a horse and cart. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5212 | |
| Catalog #: | 181574 | |
| Clip Number: | 181574-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 727 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:59 - 01:32:11 | |
| Location: | Hindley, Lancashire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy, Practical Joke FUNERALS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Lancashire | |
| Description: | Going to His Own Funeral. Mr. Edward Croston tries novel experience of riding in his own coffin. Hindley, Lancashire. M/S of Mr. C. climbing into a coffin, several men hold open the coffin, including an undertaker. Mr. C. is passed a glass of alcohol, a wreath and a small puppy. Panning shot of Mr. C. in the coffin smoking a cigar. L/S of the 'funeral cortege' making its way up a cobbled street. Mr. C waves at passers-by from the coffin on the back of a cart. | |
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