The Bear Truth 1931

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(Pathetone main titles.)
Full titles read: "The Bear Truth. Many a zoo bear wishes he was bare - when it gets hot -".

Location of events unknown - could be United States of America?

Various shots of brown bears in a rocky enclosure at a zoo. They are thrown food by their keeper...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37036
Sort Number:
PT 078
Time in/Out:
01:00:07:00 / 01:02:05:00
Canister:
PT 078
Film ID:
1040.01
Issue Date:
21/09/1931

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