Meet The Girl Who Became A Man AKA A Woman… 1937

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Title: "Sydney. Meet The Girl Who Became A Man". Australian voiceover.

Sydney, Australia.

Two shot of man and woman in park. Man (who used to be a woman) speaks. Shot of Peter Alexander (the former Mavis...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
58539
Sort Number:
UN 0106 B
Time in/Out:
01:17:55:00 / 01:19:30:00
Canister:
UN 106 B
Film ID:
560.08
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