The Romance Of The Motorcar AKA The Motorcar… 1935

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c. 1935

Reel 2. C/U of the engine of a car. Intertitles continue to describe the mechanics of the motor car. A pointed stick shows the trajectory of gas. L/S of the stripped chassis of the car. Camera zooms in to the petrol tank and carburettor. The action of the crankshaft is described in...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
83893
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:10:24:00 / 01:21:55:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2905.02
Issue Date:
1935

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0:010:020:030:04

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