Down The River 1929

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Men carry a boat over a fence and down to a river.* Boat is put into the water and two women climb in. A little girl watches from the riverbank. The two women set off down the river, they are very low in the water with just their heads peeping out of the boat.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14493
Sort Number:
EP 030
Time in/Out:
01:41:54:00 / 01:42:32:00
Canister:
EP 030
Film ID:
834.19
Issue Date:

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