Acrobatics De Luxe 1932

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No title. L/S of a woman dancing in front of a curtain backdrop. She wears black shorts and a white top. She swings her legs around. Closer shot of her as she begins an acrobatic routine. She does handsprings, walking on her hands and doing "scissors" with her legs, somersaults.

"Just to "slow"...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16892
Sort Number:
EP 230
Time in/Out:
01:38:11:00 / 01:42:03:00
Canister:
EP 230
Film ID:
952.16
Issue Date:
28/01/1932

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