Italy's Strong Man 1924

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Rome, Italy.

Title: "ITALY'S STRONG MAN. Mussolini - grants first exclusive pictures to PATHE Staff Cameraman".

M/S of Benito Mussolini sitting inside a cage petting a lion cub, a zoo keeper passes the dictator scraps of meat through the bars which he feeds to the cub. C/U of Mussolini...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24340
Sort Number:
G 1076
Time in/Out:
01:57:21:00 / 01:57:57:00
Canister:
G 1076
Film ID:
336.30
Issue Date:
17/04/1924

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