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Excelsior! 1924
Description
Introductory intertitle reads: "The shades of Wall Street were falling fast, When up a sky-scraping flagpole passed, A man, who grimly climbed and climbed, and............ Well, just watch........"
Low angle shot of a man sitting on top of the dome of a very tall building. Camera pans around...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 14777
- Sort Number:
- EP 069
- Time in/Out:
- 01:27:43:00 / 01:29:14:00
- Canister:
- EP 069
- Film ID:
- 860.13
- Issue Date:
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