Black Diamonds 1943

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Description

Title reads: "M of I Government Official".

Ministry of Information trailer - Black Diamonds.

Filmed in a studio location.

Dramatised sequence: a precious gem is stolen from a jeweller's window. Courtroom sequence: the prosecution lawyer is giving a speech about the theft....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84128
Sort Number:
43/021 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:23:12:00 / 01:24:32:00
Canister:
43/21(TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2915.15
Issue Date:
15/03/1943

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