A Bath With A View 1931

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"We've heard about the man who sang in his bath - here's the fellow who ballooned in his bath!"

M/S of a man getting into a bath in the open air. Several bystanders watch the action. The bath is lifted into the air by a hot air balloon. The bath is lifted high in the air by the balloon. There...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16932
Sort Number:
EP 179
Time in/Out:
01:04:50:00 / 01:06:45:00
Canister:
EP 179
Film ID:
956.03
Issue Date:
31/08/1931

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