Comedy Football In Berlin 1938

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Berlin, Germany.

Various shots of men in fancy dress playing football in the snow - most of the men are dressed as women. A small crowd of people watch the comedy match as the men tussle in the snow and pile on top each other over the ball in a kind of rugby ruck.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
16199
Sort Number:
38/002
Time in/Out:
01:28:58:00 / 01:30:12:00
Canister:
38/2
Film ID:
949.39
Issue Date:
06/01/1938

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