Tap Dancer 1930-1939

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown.

A girl tap dancer shows off her skills. He taps up and down a set of steps on the stage. She seems to be tap dancing on point in ballet shoes - it looks very painful. She finishes with an acrobatic flourish by doing a somersault...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
61415
Sort Number:
UN 0059 R
Time in/Out:
01:55:55:00 / 01:57:19:00
Canister:
UN 59 R
Film ID:
472.12
Issue Date:
1930 - 1939

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Newsreels
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Entertainment & Humour
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Turns 1930

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