The Wirenguards 1951

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Acrobatic stunts in Battersea Park, London.

M/Ss of crowds of people looking directly upwards, some shade their eyes with hands. L/S of two girls and man (the Wiren family) up large pole which is spinning round in circles. Various shots of the family performing several death-defying stunts...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34594
Sort Number:
NP 360
Time in/Out:
01:20:46:00 / 01:23:11:00
Canister:
NP 360
Film ID:
1291.14
Issue Date:
06/08/1951

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