Quick Fingers 1933

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Intertitles are all spliced together at the beginning of this item. Images follow. "Have you ever watched a champion typist at work on the keyboard?" (shot missing) "Not only is his speed on the keyboard amazing, but changing the paper is a matter of a split second." (shot missing) "His wrists hardly...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17585
Sort Number:
EP 256
Time in/Out:
01:23:56:00 / 01:25:35:00
Canister:
EP 256
Film ID:
974.12
Issue Date:
02/03/1933

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