Something For The Youngsters - Dolls 1930

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C/U of a woman dressing a doll. Various shots of women at work making, painting and dressing children's dolls.

A woman turns a baby doll over to dress it - it is rather spooky and bizarre as the doll is very realistic - almost looks like a dead baby. The woman talks, as if to the baby, but...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16593
Sort Number:
EP 202
Time in/Out:
01:46:54:00 / 01:48:27:00
Canister:
EP 202
Film ID:
928.20
Issue Date:
18/12/1930

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