Testing The Bathing Beauties 1930

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Note: The location of the events in this film is unknown - presumably United States of America, USA, U.S.A.

Full titles read: "TESTING THE BATHING BEAUTIES"

Intertitle reads: "Across the Herring pond they're getting a little doubtful about their bathing beauties - and wondering how...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
36790
Sort Number:
PT 024
Time in/Out:
01:48:49:00 / 01:50:00:00
Canister:
PT 024
Film ID:
1016.18
Issue Date:
08/09/1930

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