Off Stage Moments 1932

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"Give me a quiet change - " said Miss Gertrude Lawrence, the Actress. ("And me for a dog's life," said her companion.)" Gertie lounges in a large hammock in her garden. She twirls a parasol and listens to a gramophone. Her dog sits beside her, she feeds him titbits. (Damaged section of film) The dog...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36548
Sort Number:
EP 285
Time in/Out:
01:06:04:00 / 01:08:40:00
Canister:
EP 285
Film ID:
996.04
Issue Date:

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