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The Dance Of The Mermaid 1928
Description
Exhibition dancers Ramer and Jeanne perform stylised ballet set in mermaids grotto.
Jeanne is wearing mermaids tail which Ramer pulls off. This is a nice quirky item with good C/Us of Jeanne. The bit where her tail is pulled off is good but it is a bit hard to see that she was supposed to...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 35215
- Sort Number:
- EP 002
- Time in/Out:
- 01:37:05:00 / 01:38:55:00
- Canister:
- EP 002
- Film ID:
- 750.18
- Issue Date:
- 05/04/1928
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