Sid Randall

Sid Randall was an engineer and cameraman who provided footage for ‘THE KING COMES HOME’ in Pathe News No.52/14 of February 1952. He was afterwards included in a number of Pathe camera teams, covering such events as ‘ROYAL ASCOT’ in Pathe News No.53/46 of June 1953, and ‘NOT-SO-GLORIOUS GOODWOOD’ in No.54/59 of August 1954. Randall’s first solo credit was for ‘MANNY MERCER MARRIES’ in No.55/95 of November 1955. He appeared in ‘What of 1958?' in Pathe News No.57/104 of December 1957, working at a lathe and credited as a ‘camera engineer.' Randall also appeared in the Pathe camera team that filmed ‘THE ROYAL WEDDING’ for Pathe News No.60/38 in May 1960, and was in a comic item entitled ‘HOW WEATHER FORECASTS ARE COMPILED’ in Pathe News No.68/5 of January 1968, posing as a ‘weather expert.'

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NoS Number 104567; Pathe News Number 52/14; Date released 12/2/1952: NoS Number 105363; Pathe News Number 53/46; Date released 22/6/1953: NoS Number 105953; Pathe News Number 54/59; Date released 2/8/1954: NoS Number 106784; Pathe News Number 55/95; Date released 28/11/1955: NoS Number 109173; Pathe News Number 60/38; Date released 9/5/1960.