The Derby Alternative Version 1920

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This is one of two stories about the Derby. This version is similar except that it puts more emphasis on the races whilst the other concentrates more on the spectators' journey to and from the Derby.

M/S of a bookie next to a black board. More shots of the police escorting the winning jockey...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
23710
Sort Number:
G 0673
Time in/Out:
01:07:06:00 / 01:12:53:00
Canister:
G 673
Film ID:
306.02
Issue Date:
03/06/1920

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