The Song Of The Jewels! 1920-1929

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A woman flicks through a fashion magazine. She looks at the camera.

There is then a C/U of her arm, she is wearing four spangly diamond bracelets. Intertitle reads: "'O'Heav'n! What brilliant gems with their magical glare deceive my eyes, can they be real?' so sang Marguerite, and these are...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14633
Sort Number:
EP 047
Time in/Out:
01:21:50:00 / 01:23:31:00
Canister:
EP 047
Film ID:
848.11
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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