Novelties From Us Inventions Congress AKA… 1941

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Item title reads - Novelties from U.S. inventions congress.

Los Angeles, America (USA).

M/S of 7 American models in bathing suits holding a great new slimming invention. It is a small disc which they stand on and do "twist" movements with their hips to rotate it. Various shots of the...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39420
Sort Number:
41/080
Time in/Out:
01:01:54:00 / 01:02:47:00
Canister:
41/80
Film ID:
1133.03
Issue Date:
06/10/1941

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