Otter Hunting AKA Otter Hunting Begins 1920

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Intertitle: "OTTER HUNTING BEGINS. Picturesque scene at opening Meet - our operator after following the hunt all day, says it may be exciting - when you find an otter!"

M/S of men in tweeds carrying staffs walking through a shallow river with a pack of dogs. M/S of the men and dogs passing...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
21595
Sort Number:
G 0706
Time in/Out:
01:15:33:00 / 01:16:15:00
Canister:
G 706
Film ID:
214.15
Issue Date:
27/09/1920

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