A Flying Foursome 1931

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"Meet "The Locarno Four", the famous Acrobatic Dancers." The acrobatic foursome perform some gymnastic stunts on what looks like a pier or wooden promenade.

"The advantage of practising outside" said the leader, "is you don't need to worry about hitting stray pieces of scenery." One of the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16780
Sort Number:
EP 243
Time in/Out:
01:05:16:00 / 01:08:02:00
Canister:
EP 217
Film ID:
944.04
Issue Date:
06/08/1931

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