The Air Circus 1932

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Titles read: "The Air Circus. Sky Acrobatics. (Introduced by Sir Alan Cobham.)"

Location of events unknown.

M/S of Sir Alan Cobham in a studio, saying that we live in an age of rapid change and that the public are demanding new and up-to-date thrills. We see various shots of aeroplanes...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37330
Sort Number:
PT 137
Time in/Out:
01:19:36:00 / 01:21:40:00
Canister:
PT 137
Film ID:
1066.11
Issue Date:
07/11/1932

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