Norman Allin 1931

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Full titles read: "Over 50 years ago, Moussorgsky, the famous Russian Composer, played a joke on the musical world. He composed a song about a flea! It became so popular, that every great Bass singer has echoed this jest through the ages!" (may be incorrect; title obscured by timecode.) (new title)...

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Sarah
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Black & White
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Sound
Media URN:
36928
Sort Number:
PT 058
Time in/Out:
01:17:36:00 / 01:20:38:00
Canister:
PT 058
Film ID:
1030.08
Issue Date:
04/05/1931

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