Dymchurch Pirates

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

512

Date Released

18 Oct 1964

Date recorded

11 Sep 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

709

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Water Postman
2. 2Dymchurch Pirates
3. 3The Beachcomber Bar

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: At sea, too, are Doctor Syn and the Dymchurch pirates. Ashore to either welcome them or do battle are all the other inhabitants of this little sea-town in Kent. It was the idea of the vicar to re-enact scenes from a Dymchurch pirate novel [by Russell Thorndike] and he, as the chief pirate, brings his smuggled rum ashore. And rum leads us to ...

Keywords

Performing arts; History and archaeology

Locations

Kent; England; Dymchurch

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Tim Brinton

Length of story (in feet)

154

Story extras:

Film clip

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