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Christine's 21st Birthday

You're only 21 once, so enjoy yourself, and celebrate with friends and family.

Home movie 1960 4 mins Silent

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Overview

This lively colour film records the coming of age party in Bollington, Cheshire, for local girl Christine Wainwright. Here are Christine's friends and family, dancing and drinking in a crowded social club, and all ages seem to be having fun. Being 21 is a landmark birthday, after all, and one to to be enthusiastically celebrated.