The Car Stunter 1934

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Description

Pre planned car crashes and stunts in a busy city in the United States of America.

Full titles read: "THE CAR STUNTER."

L/S's of and M/S's of traffic in the busy streets of a major city in the United States of America. (Possibly New York). M/S's of three cars crashing into each other...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38456
Sort Number:
PT 227
Time in/Out:
01:03:50:00 / 01:04:39:00
Canister:
PT 227
Film ID:
1102.03
Issue Date:
30/07/1934

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