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Selected Originals - To Defy Death Over… 1951
Description
Selected originals (offcuts, selected scenes, out-takes, rushes) for story "To Defy Death Over Niagara" - 51/23.
This is a mute duplicate of the newsreel story. No new footage found.
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Sanja
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 47210
- Sort Number:
- 51/023 B
- Time in/Out:
- 01:35:07:00 / 01:35:46:00
- Canister:
- 51/23 B (Selected Originals)
- Film ID:
- 1443.23
- Issue Date:
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