Water Skiing By Night 1949

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Puerto Rico.

LS. Three skiers holding torches skimming along. LS. Man skier jumping ramp. MS. Dorothy Grover skiing on one ski, holding torch. LS. Dorothy Grover and Bruce Grover criss-crossing. Dorothy falls off. LS. Bruce drives off ski to rescue her. They sink.

(Comb.F.G.)

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Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
67746
Sort Number:
UN 2150 F
Time in/Out:
01:06:35:00 / 01:07:08:00
Canister:
UN 2150 F
Film ID:
2501.05
Issue Date:

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0:010:020:030:04

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