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Swiss Misses 1931
Description
Switzerland.
Two shots of girl skiers illustrate cause and effect. They set off on skis, we then see them sitting on their backsides in the snow pretending to have fallen over. A girl skis towards the camera. "Snow pies are more fashionable in Switzerland than sand ones." M/S of child lying...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 16866
- Sort Number:
- EP 227
- Time in/Out:
- 01:32:53:00 / 01:35:33:00
- Canister:
- EP 227
- Film ID:
- 950.17
- Issue Date:
- 10/12/1931
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