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Criminal Detector AKA Cosh 1956
Description
Cramlington, Northumberland.
Demonstration of a new device which marks criminals with indelible dye.
Various shots of a man walking out of a bank with a briefcase. He puts a "truncheon like instrument" ( a "cosh") into his pocket. A thief makes a grab for the briefcase and runs off...
Data
- Time in/Out:
- 01:02:31:00 / 01:03:01:00
- Canister:
- CP 102
- Film ID:
- 57.02
- Issue Date:
- 10/12/1956
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