Snow - Planing! 1934

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Titles read: "Snow - - planing!"

United States of America.

Various shots show a biplane towing a man along the ground on a wide ski. He falls down twice. The skier, Burns, is asked how he liked "aquaplaning eskimo-style". He says he'd rather be in Florida and fall in the water.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51859
Sort Number:
PSP 831
Time in/Out:
01:14:43:00 / 01:15:19:00
Canister:
PSP 831
Film ID:
1626.10
Issue Date:
08/03/1934

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0:010:020:030:04

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