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Cleaning Up A King 1929
Description
Rome, Italy.
Full titles read: "CLEANING UP A KING ! - Workmen on mammoth statue of King Victor Emmanuel need nerve and muscle as much as dusters !."
Good high angle shot looking down on the statue and the street scenes (it's rather empty) of the centre of Rome below. M/S's of the...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Silent
- Media URN:
- 36079
- Sort Number:
- G 1634
- Time in/Out:
- 01:52:22:00 / 01:53:45:00
- Canister:
- G 1634
- Film ID:
- 798.34
- Issue Date:
- 19/08/1929
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