Meet The Super Schoolboy 1929

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Full titles read: "MEET THE SUPER SCHOOLBOY - 16 year-old Wilber Huston wins National scholarship search for Edison's successor."

M/S and C/U of the spectacle wearing 'Super Schoolboy' Wilber Huston (he looks like a bit of a geek !). M/S...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
36075
Sort Number:
G 1634
Time in/Out:
01:47:35:00 / 01:48:14:00
Canister:
G 1634
Film ID:
798.30
Issue Date:
19/08/1929

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