Queer Eats 1931

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No title. C/U of man biting off chunks of a drinking glass and eating them. Onlookers express disgust and disbelief in their faces. He spits some bits out. C/U of group of children watching - good faces. One eats a toffee apple. We then see him eat what looks like a brick. Grubby faced children watch....

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16926
Sort Number:
EP 179
Time in/Out:
01:49:52:00 / 01:52:08:00
Canister:
EP 179
Film ID:
954.25
Issue Date:
24/08/1931

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