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Language Of The Hands 1938
Description
Note: Probably filmed in the Pathe studio.
Full titles read: "LANGUAGE OF THE HANDS"
M/S's of a women's arm (the rest of her body is blacked out). The arms and hands make several strange movements. The commentator says - "Did it ever occur to you how expressive hands can be, I mean...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Howard
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 40230
- Sort Number:
- PT 409
- Time in/Out:
- 01:08:53:00 / 01:10:21:00
- Canister:
- PT 409
- Film ID:
- 1164.09
- Issue Date:
- 26/01/1938
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