1929's Beauty Queen 1929

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Full titles read: "1929's BEAUTY QUEEN - Judges have hard (?) task figuring figures of scores of comely maidens competing for title of 'Modern Venus'"

M/S of numerous girls legs walking past in swimming costumes. L/S of the models standing and walking across...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
36219
Sort Number:
G 1637
Time in/Out:
01:13:12:00 / 01:14:49:00
Canister:
G 1637
Film ID:
800.10
Issue Date:
29/08/1929

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