Errand Boys In A Hurry 1928

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Item title reads - FRANCE. Errand boys in a hurry - race round Paris in competition for championship title.

L/S as cars drive in front of the many errand boys on their bicycles, the bottom of the Eiffel Tower is visible in the background. Various shots as they race along. M/S as the winner...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
35418
Sort Number:
G 1557
Time in/Out:
01:43:46:00 / 01:45:15:00
Canister:
G 1557
Film ID:
766.18
Issue Date:
22/11/1928

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