Pimple's Wonderful Gramaphone
'Pimple builds a gramophone and hides inside it.' (British Film Catalogue)
'Pimple builds a gramophone and hides inside it.' (British Film Catalogue)
Fred Evans
Pimple
'Pimple builds a gramophone and hides inside it.' (British Film Catalogue)
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