The Super Cat 1932

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Titles read: "The super cat. Just like the one out of the Fairy Tales - but it's Ally Alberta."

London (probably Pathe Studio).

Various shots of a human (not sure if male or female) in a hairy cat costume, popping a balloon, doing some strange contortionist moves and what is recognisable...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37275
Sort Number:
PT 122
Time in/Out:
01:39:33:00 / 01:41:00:00
Canister:
PT 122
Film ID:
1058.16
Issue Date:
25/07/1932

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