Pop at the pictures: Teenage flicks

In 1958, the American idea of the teenager hit Britain. Pathé News caught early examples of this strange new breed at large in London's SohoThis may seem very familiar. That's because it's been chopped and edited into dozens of historical documentaries, as a seminal piece of documentary footage. And rightly so: although burdened with the customary, clunky voiceover that Pathé reserved for youth in this period – all that tired "hepcat" jabber – it gives a clear overview, and some fabulous s...

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