Something Different 1933

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"This world is full of people trying to be something different. We met one example the other day - having a bath." A man slides along some ice into a pool of freezing water.

"He thinks it's the quickest way of getting wet, he knows" He then sledges into the water. He gets out and sits on the...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17650
Sort Number:
EP 264
Time in/Out:
01:56:48:00 / 01:58:51:00
Canister:
EP 264
Film ID:
978.27
Issue Date:
20/07/1933

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