Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 78 1939

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Titles read: "CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF",

Various locations of events.

In Walworth, London, we see Mr Hull walking about his tiny garden and looking at his abundant plants and flowers. We then see a lady bending down to go inside an air raid (ARP) shelter, concealed behind the plants....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41305
Sort Number:
PT 496
Time in/Out:
01:17:15:00 / 01:19:16:00
Canister:
PT 496
Film ID:
1196.11
Issue Date:
25/09/1939

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