Watery Ways 1930

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Description

Filmed in the famous Clearwater Lake in Florida, United States of America.

Intertitle reads: "Water so pure and clear that there's no more privacy for the tenants than there is in a goldfish globe." C/U of fish swimming around in the lake. A large man in a bathing suit jumps into the water...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15291
Sort Number:
EP 160
Time in/Out:
01:41:20:00 / 01:43:18:00
Canister:
EP 160
Film ID:
904.15
Issue Date:
26/10/1930

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