Living Chess 1933

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"Chess - the great name of the thinker - and a novel way they played it in Kent" High angle shot of a chess board. Pieces are moved - a game in progress. Dissolve into a large outdoor chess board with real children representing the chess pieces. The children take it in turns to move across the board....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17682
Sort Number:
EP 268
Time in/Out:
01:08:44:00 / 01:10:25:00
Canister:
EP 268
Film ID:
982.05
Issue Date:
31/08/1933

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