Push Button Paradise 1949

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Description

Full title reads: "Push Button Paradise".

San Rafaal, California, United States of America (USA). All Electric House.

MS Moving shot of car travelling towards garage. Driver presses button on dashboard of car and garage doors, automatically open.

CU Door sliding back revealing...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45871
Sort Number:
49/026
Time in/Out:
01:17:23:00 / 01:18:24:00
Canister:
49/26
Film ID:
1409.14
Issue Date:
31/03/1949

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