The Impersonation. Apropos the disappearance of Reginald Pepper - ACE146.6

"Cat" talking to Reginald about his work and whether or not an improvement in his finances would change his life. Cat doesn’t like Gladys. Caption: "Frank Talbot, Manager." Talbot talking about his own painting. He describes himself as "a real primitive". German television programme on the work of Judith Leyster, several of whose paintings were attributed to Frans Hals; the value of one dropped dramatically after it was discovered it was not by an old master. Press cuttings suggesting Joanna Carrington is the real creator of the Pepper paintings. Faulty sound recordings "To D A Pennebaker unit: No funds are available for your projected shoot in France…" Hand-held camera shots of cottage go black. Caption: "Joanna Carrington, Painter."
Carrington says in recorded interview she met Pepper through his aunt May. Hand-held camera now peering through cottage window. Carrington talking about the Pepper family and helping Reginald sell some paintings. Camera looking for way in to cottage. Carrington says the idea that she is Reginald Pepper is "absolute rubbish". Farmer chases camera away from cottage. Carrington’s voice complaining that film-makers had promised not to bring camera. Photographs of them running away. Countryside. Seascape. Caption: "Editor’s note: The following is based upon material kindly supplied by Jonathan Cape Ltd., publishers. Voice of J. Carrington: Joanna Savory. Voice of T. Maschler: John Weal." Paintings of tea-tables and cakes, etc. VOs arguing about the use of them as illustrations of children’s book, Pepper and Jam. Tracking alongside park railings. "To all Third Year students: I am pleased to report that, despite a number of facetious wasteful contributions, most of the Pepper material is of consistently high quality and could, no doubt, have been edited into a genuinely interesting film… Goodbye to you all, and thank you." Credits.