Ice Skater AKA Practising For Olympic Games 1936

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No title, paperwork reads - Practising for Olympic Games.

Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Various shots of Czechoslovakian ice-skater Vera Kruba doing various spins and tuns on outdoor rink, C/U of her feet. Various shots as she spins and dances. C/U of her laughing face.

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
12170
Sort Number:
36/003
Time in/Out:
01:14:25:00 / 01:15:05:00
Canister:
36/3
Film ID:
851.14
Issue Date:
09/01/1936

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