White Sails - "The River Folk" 1933

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"A sail, a sail - my Kingdom for a sail - " (Not the two-and-eleven-three variety, most frequently in Eve's mind)." M/S of several boats being prepared for a trip on the Norfolk Broads. M/S of sailboats passing the camera. Montage of shots of people boating on the Broads linked with dissolves.

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17601
Sort Number:
EP 258
Time in/Out:
01:06:04:00 / 01:08:55:00
Canister:
EP 258
Film ID:
976.03
Issue Date:
30/03/1933

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