Pathe Gazette Presents - The Fiftieth Anniversary… 1944

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Item title reads - Pathe Gazette presents - The fiftieth birthday of the movies.

Various shots of Edison's early Kinescope machine. M/S of old screen actor Arthur White seated at home. Various shots of a flashback to his film 'Life of a Fireman' from 50 years ago. It shows action in a fire...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44633
Sort Number:
44/035
Time in/Out:
01:39:25:00 / 01:44:25:00
Canister:
44/35
Film ID:
1356.19
Issue Date:
01/05/1944

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