The Root Of All Evil 1936

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Full title reads: "The root of all evil - money!"

British Museum, London.

A look at history of coins and money.

C/U of man reaching into trouser pocket, he pulls out an old penny. M/S of the man using the coin to buy a newspaper from a street vendor.

Animated sequence...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39592
Sort Number:
PT 335
Time in/Out:
01:17:25:00 / 01:21:27:00
Canister:
PT 335
Film ID:
1138.08
Issue Date:
24/08/1936

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