Souilly - France Despatch Riders 1914-1918

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Despatch riders on Western Front.

Pan along group of men - (Belgian soldiers?) - standing by their motorcycles. Flash title frame about 'Intrepid automobilist' ..... Shot of a car & driver entirely covered with mud.

Driver wears a close-fitting hat & goggles. CU wheel in mud. This...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
75212
Sort Number:
ON 220 K
Time in/Out:
01:53:34:00 / 01:54:04:00
Canister:
ON 220 K
Film ID:
2342.30
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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