Buttercup Time 1930-1939

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BUTTERCUP TIME

Crippled children gathering buttercups in a field (most of the scenes in the film were shot during hot weather as the children mostly wear swimming costumes and sun hats). Accompanied by their nurse they return with armfulls of the flowers to their hospital in Brockley Hill,...

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Cataloguer:
Virginia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
91370
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:50:02:00 / 01:54:23:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
3309.07
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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  • This clip uses largely the same pictures and commentary as clip 2955.02. This clip is about 40 seconds longer, though.

    jamied 21st May 2012

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