Father! And Why Not! 1922

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Intertitle reads: "Every day, in every way, he gets larger and larger..."

Texas: a very large man walks along in front of a house with a veranda. He wears a white suit and a cowboy hat. He stands beside a man and a young boy - all three of them look fairly miserable. Presumably they are his...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14774
Sort Number:
EP 068
Time in/Out:
01:22:56:00 / 01:24:14:00
Canister:
EP 068
Film ID:
860.10
Issue Date:

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