Good-Bye And Good Luck 1928

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Full titles read: "Good-bye [sic] and Good Luck! - and if good wishes could help, popular Tom Heeney would be assured winner of World's Championship fight with Gene Tunney!"

Southampton, Hampshire.

M/S of Tom Heeney walking towards us along a ship's gangplank. C/U of Tom smiling and...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
34840
Sort Number:
G 1497
Time in/Out:
01:38:58:00 / 01:39:26:00
Canister:
G 1497
Film ID:
728.26
Issue Date:
26/04/1928

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