Things Are Not What They Seem 1929

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C/U of a woman's legs in stockings. Camera pans up - lingeringly. We get a glimpse of stocking top before a cut to a L/S.

Three pairs of legs are visible below a curtain. The legs are crossed then uncrossed. The curtains are opened to reveal three women holding the legs which turn out to be...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14956
Sort Number:
EP 093
Time in/Out:
01:45:55:00 / 01:47:48:00
Canister:
EP 093
Film ID:
874.20
Issue Date:
20/06/1929

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