The Sleeper Wakes! AKA The Sleeper Awakes! 1930-1932

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Introductory intertitle reads: "Every now and then the great Volcano of Stromboli reminds the West Coast of Italy that, as one of the world's safety valves it is getting overloaded."

Shot through a circular mask of a mountaineer climbing on a rocky outcrop. Various shots of the Stromboli volcano...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51202
Sort Number:
PSP 737
Time in/Out:
01:37:36:00 / 01:39:04:00
Canister:
PSP 737
Film ID:
1590.18
Issue Date:
19/05/1932

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