Transfers 1931

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Introductory intertitle reads: "Not the kind that small boys stick on the best mirror, but a transfer from Motor-car to Aeroplane - at full speed."

M/S of woman standing up in the back of an open topped car. Three men chat to the woman. She waves at the camera. The car drives off with a biplane...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
16787
Sort Number:
EP 218
Time in/Out:
01:22:41:00 / 01:24:43:00
Canister:
EP 218
Film ID:
944.11
Issue Date:
27/08/1931

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