Would You Believe It? No. 1 1933

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Titles read: "Would you believe it? No. 1 Queer things the world over, Described by CHARLES EADE."

Various locations of events.

Several shots of an unfinished castle that was built single-handed by a man in the United States of America. Unfortunately, after working on the building...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51795
Sort Number:
PSP 821
Time in/Out:
01:08:37:00 / 01:10:39:00
Canister:
PSP 821
Film ID:
1622.05
Issue Date:
28/12/1933

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