Lesson Of The Watch 1927

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No title. Crowd of men close to camera - we see mostly backs of heads and hats. Camera pans across - they are at a race track. Intertitle reads: "Or the sleek beauty of a thoroughbred horse?" L/S from a high angle of horses being led around the paddock. M/S of a horse being led by a stable boy. Men...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15124
Sort Number:
EP 127
Time in/Out:
01:39:58:00 / 01:44:30:00
Canister:
EP 127
Film ID:
888.20
Issue Date:
09/09/1927

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