Letter To The Parents

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Early dramatic film.

Full title reads: "Letter To The Parents".

Postman delivers letter to woman who sits sewing watched by her little girl, - the letter obviously carries bad news her husband then arrives home sees the letter and gets angry, his...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60590
Sort Number:
UN 0001 E (G)
Time in/Out:
01:19:58:00 / 01:22:00:00
Canister:
UN 1 E (G)
Film ID:
1798.12
Issue Date:

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