Starting Young 1926

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"Who's the youngest cyclist in Europe? Here's a little French boy who claims the honour..." M/S of a little child standing on the steps of a house. A woman pushes past him and the kid steps out into the street holding a teddy bear. The mother comes out of the house holding a basket. C/U of the child...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
36655
Sort Number:
EP 303
Time in/Out:
01:23:55:00 / 01:25:41:00
Canister:
EP 303
Film ID:
1006.18
Issue Date:
11/10/1926

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