Circus Girl 1955

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London.

M/S of a man wearing red tuxedo walking across a circus camp with a whip in his hand. C/U shot of a caravan window in which a young girl appears. She is obviously talking to the man from the previous shot. M/S of the girl leaving the caravan holding a big whip in her hand.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1173
Sort Number:
CP 046
Time in/Out:
01:08:33:00 / 01:10:03:00
Canister:
CP 046
Film ID:
37.05
Issue Date:
14/11/1955

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