David And Goliath - Up To Date 1929

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Leslie - a boy aged 5 - has a fencing lesson from Professor Tassart.

C/U shots of the young fencer. He puts a fencing mask on. A comparison is drawn with David and Goliath in the story title. The boy is also referred to as "our budding d'Artagnan".

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
35375
Sort Number:
EP 023
Time in/Out:
01:51:27:00 / 01:53:22:00
Canister:
EP 023
Film ID:
762.20
Issue Date:

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