London's Lungs - A Pathecolor Sic Cameo… 1929

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Rare stencil colour Pathe Pictorial item.

Pathe Pictorial opening title with moving curtains - pale green tint. Intertitles tinted magenta - rest stencil coloured.

The theme of the film is the parklands of London - "London's Lungs."

Introductory intertitle reads: "There's...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71066
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:30:51:00 / 01:33:01:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1699.06
Issue Date:
29/04/1929

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