Movies Above The Clouds Mauve Tint 1925

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Item title reads - "Movies" above the clouds! First aerial cinema makes pioneer flight. Croydon, Surrey.

M/S as men shake hands with others boarding the aeroplane, the projectionist squeezes in behind the projector and is handed another reel of film. L/S as the aeroplane takes off. M/S interior...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
25041
Sort Number:
G 1179
Time in/Out:
01:52:09:00 / 01:52:58:00
Canister:
G 1179
Film ID:
386.23
Issue Date:
09/04/1925

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