Body- Line Barred 1934

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Full title reads: "BODY- LINE BARRED - On the greens at Paddington and Temple take place the less strenuous contest of Empire Games."

London.

Various shots of bowling competition at Empire Games in London. Contestants bowling, some with cigarettes hanging down their mouths, judges...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
8216
Sort Number:
34/064
Time in/Out:
01:41:38:00 / 01:43:12:00
Canister:
34/64
Film ID:
769.23
Issue Date:
09/08/1934

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