Brightening Up The Parties 1925

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Excellent footage of 1920s party games.

Bright young things sit around at a party waiting for something exciting to happen. C/Us of couples looking bored and yawning. The hostess has an inspiration - the "match box" game. She explains the rules to her friends. They start the game - matchbox...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14586
Sort Number:
EP 041
Time in/Out:
01:12:41:00 / 01:17:15:00
Canister:
EP 041
Film ID:
844.06
Issue Date:
25/02/1925

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