A Tall Story 1946

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Full title reads: "A TALL STORY".

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Ted Evans, one of England's tallest men shaking hands with a smaller man. Ted is handed a telephone and he is telephoning to a smaller sized man. Ted is seen carrying two men on iron bar across his shoulders. Ted throwing two men...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45007
Sort Number:
46/011
Time in/Out:
01:14:39:00 / 01:15:39:00
Canister:
46/11
Film ID:
1374.08
Issue Date:
07/02/1946

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