Selected Originals - British M/cycles Sweep… 1950

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Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "British M/Cycles Sweep Board" 50/56.

Material from newsreel item - extra shots.

Francorchamp, near Brussels, Belgium.

Various shots of the motorcycle side-car combinations racing along. LS Eric Oliver...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
48223
Sort Number:
50/056 C
Time in/Out:
01:35:43:00 / 01:36:39:00
Canister:
50/56 C (Selected Originals)
Film ID:
1476.22
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