Excelsior 1932

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No title. Two women tinkle with their motorcycles M/S and C/U. The girls sit astride their motorbikes. C/U of one of the women who is wearing a leather coat and hat. C/U of the other girl, they both smile broadly. They have a couple of male companions.

Man brings down a flag and the girls...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16915
Sort Number:
EP 232
Time in/Out:
01:23:54:00 / 01:25:29:00
Canister:
EP 232
Film ID:
954.14
Issue Date:
25/02/1932

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