Silhouettes - Why's And Otherwise 1928

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Animation using silhouettes to tell little stories and jokes. Intertitle with animation of woman walking along followed by a station porter pushing a trolley loaded with suitcases. Text reads: "Miss Welldressed going on her summer holidays. What she took - " Then an intertitle with silhouette of woman...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15030
Sort Number:
EP 102
Time in/Out:
01:54:38:00 / 01:56:12:00
Canister:
EP 102
Film ID:
880.23
Issue Date:
10/01/1928

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