1920-1959MISC. NEWSREELS
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NEWSREEL CAMERAS, CAMERAMAN OPERATING THEM
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SLOW MOTION WOMEN IN WHITE SKIRTS DANCE, SKIP IN NATURE. NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.
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MAN RUNS FROM EXPLOSION, MAN POINTS AT FALLING WALL, TELLS CAMERA MAN TO "LOOK OUT"
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WOMEN CONTINUE TO FROLIC
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CU DETONATOR IS DEPRESSED. EXPLOSION GOES OFF. CAMERA MAN CONTINUES TO FILM
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BOSS COMES OUT OF HIS OFFICE AND ACTS MEAN.
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NEW YORK MOVIE THEATRE MARQUEE: "WAR GETS REAL"
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MAYOR JIMMY WALKER CUTS RIBBON. CHRISTENING NEW THEATRE. SHAKES HANDS WITH OWNER.
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HIGH ANGLE OF THEATRE MARQUEE: "ONE HOUR OF SPORTS NEWS"
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OPENING OF "WARNER PATHE NEWS"
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OPENING OF "NEWS OF THE DAY": METRO GOLDWYN MAYER
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OPENING OF "UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL" (1957)
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CLOSING OF "PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL"
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OPENING OF "FOX MOVIETONE NEWSREEL"
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LOWELL THOMAS SPEAKS TO CAMERA
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MAYOR LAGUARDIA NEWSREEL. STORY. SMASHING, DUMPING, SLOT MACHINES.
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LAWRENCE OF ARABIA'S DEATH NEWSREEL STORY. INCLUDES GREAT SHOTS OF CAMELS RUNNING. CAMEL.
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CU LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
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PICNIC OUTDOORS
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MEN BURNING BOOKS
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MAN THOROUGHLY ENJOYING WHAT HE READS. SMILES GAP-
TOOTHED SMILE |
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RAGING STORM AND TORNADO FOOTAGE, WAVES POUND SHORE, HOUSES.
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NEWSREEL CAMERA MEN FILM IN THE DRIVING RAIN.
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BOSS ON THE PHONE
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HAVANA, CUBA. TROOPS MARCH. NEWSREEL CAMERA MAN FILMING
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PEOPLE RUSHING IN THE STREETS
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CONVERTIBLE WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER IT SPEEDS DOWN THE STREET.
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MAYHEM. LOOTING IN THE STREETS, TROOPS RUN, HOWITZER GOES OFF. WOUNDED IN HOSPITAL BEDS. MAN BEING TAKEN OUT OF AMBULANCE
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MEN CARRYING MAN ON THEIR SHOULDERS.
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MEN WAVE TO CAMERA
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PONTOON PLANE TAKES OFF
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BOSS & SECRETARY AND EMPLOYEES. BOSS ACTS MEAN
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NEWSREEL STORY OF THE BOMBING OF USS PANAY. INCLUDES BOMBED VILLAGES, CAMERAMAN FILMING. WOMEN CRIES WITH CHILD. MAN HOLDING SEVERELY INJURED CHILD WALKS TOWARD CAMERA. PEOPLE, WITH ALL THEIR BELONGINGS, LEAVE THE VILLAGE. BOARDING SHIP PANAY
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RICH PEOPLE SIP COFFEE AND SMOKE
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SAILOR CLIMBS OUT OF PORT HOLE
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MEN FIRE GUNS AT PLANES OVERHEAD.
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BOARDING LIFEBOATS
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FIRING AT PLANES
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PANAY, CAMERA MAN FILMS IT WHILE IT SLOWLY SINKS
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BODIES BEING TAKEN FROM WATER. INJURED SAILORS, BLOODY, LOOK TO THE SKY. INJURED TAKEN TO SAFETY
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CAMERA MAN WITH BIG NOSE LOOKS THROUGH LENS
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WOMAN SHOWS OFF BATHING SUIT.
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FAT WOMAN IN BATHING SUIT APPLAUDS
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WOMEN GET ON GIANT BALANCE SCALE
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CAMERA MAN FILMS PROCEEDINGS
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HUGE WOMAN LAYS ON HER SIDE, WATCHES
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WOMAN STANDS STRAIGHT AS PEOPLE CREATE HER PROFILE THROUGH THE USE OF MOVEABLE PIECES OF WOOD
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MAN BURIED ALIVE IN COFFIN, LOOKS UP AT CAMERA THROUGH LITTLE WINDOW
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WORLD'S TALLEST MAN
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SMALLEST PERSON IN THE WORLD
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NEWSREEL STORY OF THE HEAVIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
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SMOKING EMPIRE STATE BUILDING WHEN PLANE CRASHED INTO IT.
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INTERIOR OF DAMAGED EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
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DEAD BODY IN EMPTY EMPIRE STATE BUILDING ROOM
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MAN CARRIES WOMAN TO AMBULANCE. PERSON ON STRETCHER.
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1935, BLINDFOLDED MAN EXECUTED BY RIFLE SHOT TO HEAD.
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RE-ENACTMENT TRENCH FIGHTING IN SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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THOMAS EDISON, ALONG WITH ASSISTANT, DIXON, FORD.
EDISON BEHIND CAMERA |
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MAN LOOKS THROUGH KINETOSCOPE
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EARLY CHICAGO, LOWER BROADWAY, HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES, ETC. BOSTON
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SHIP ARRIVING AT ELLIS ISLAND, IMMIGRANTS FILE IN.
SIDEWALK SALES. |
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MAN WITH WWI HELMET CRANKS CAMERA
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MAN CRANKS OLD MOTION PICTURE MACHINE IN THEATRE
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PEOPLE IN THEATRE AS NEWSREEL APPEARS ON SCREEN
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ORGANIST
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TIMES SQUARE
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INTERIOR CAPITOL THEATRE
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VIOLINISTS PLAY
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AUDIENCE. 1920s
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TEDDY ROOSEVELT
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WOODROW WILSON SIGNS DOCUMENT
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MAN GETS BLIND FOLD PUT ON HIM
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TEDDY ROOSEVELT APPLAUDS PARADE
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PEOPLE WAVE HANDKERCHIEFS FROM DEPARTING TRAIN
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MEN ENLISTING FOR WWI
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MAN RECEIVING QUICKIE CHECK-UP. FUNNY SHOT OF MAN USING TONGUE DEPRESSOR ON ANOTHER MAN'S FACE.
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MEN MARCH WITH RIFLES
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MISS YVONNE GALL, OPERA STAR, SHOWS BLACK MILAN STRAW HAT.
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OTHER HATS SHOWN OFF
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LINDBERGH PREPARING TO LEAVE. PLANE LEAVES.
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LINDBERGH RETURNS. PARADE IN WASHINGTON.
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PRESIDENT COOLIDGE MAKES SPEECH ABOUT LINDBERGH, GIVES HIM THE FLYING CROSS. HUGE CROWD LOOKS ON.
LINDBERGH SPEAKS AS DOVES ARE RELEASED. |
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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW SPEAKS TO CAMERA
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FDR SPEAKS ON NEWSREEL
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RIOT AT FACTORY. WINDOWS ARE SMASHED.
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MORE RIOTING
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SOLDIERS TRY TO QUELL RIOT. TRUCKS BARREL DOWN STREET, MAN ALMOST RUN OVER. FIRING TEAR GAS.
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WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP SNEEZING COMPETITION CAMERA PANS GROUP OF PEOPLE SNEEZING INTO HANDKERCHIEFS.
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WOMAN SNEEZES VIOLENTLY WITH A LOUD SHRIEK. VARIOUS SOLO SNEEZES. FUNNY.
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GROUP OF PEOPLE SNEEZING WHILE WINNER IS CONGRATULATED
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JUDGE-EMCEE-MC STARTS SNEEZING
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STILLS OF NEWSREEL PRODUCTION. MEN AT DESKS, PEOPLE IN VIEWING ROOM, EDITING ROOM, NARRATOR AT WORK
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ED HERLIHY, VOICE OF UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL SPEAKS ABOUT NARRATING NEWSREELS
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STILLS OF MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT BEING CREATED.
CONDUCTOR, ORCHESTRA, RECORDING SESSION |
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JACK SHAINDLIN, MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL AND 20TH CENTURY FOX MOVIETONE NEWSREEL SITS AT PIANO AND DISCUSSES HIS CAREER.
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HE PLAYS A MARCH ON THE PIANO. FOOTAGE OF: A CAR GOING OVER A RAMP TO HIT ANOTHER CAR, TO TURN OVER, A CAR WITH A DAREDEVIL STUNTMAN STRAPPED TO THE HOOD DRIVING THROUGH A FLAMING WALL
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BRIDGE SWAYING VIOLENTLY IN THE WIND. TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE DISASTER. GALLOPING GERTIE.
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SAME BRIDGE COLLAPSING INTO RIVER
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JACK PLAYS FOX-TROT ON PIANO. FOOTAGE OF 1920s MEN'S AND WOMAN'S FASHIONS IN HATS, SHOES, BATHING SUITS
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DOGS WEARING HATS. CU DAN HERLIGHY TALKS TO CAMERA
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LOWELL THOMAS, STANDING IN FRONT OF WALL OF FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS TALKS TO CAMERA
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COL. BERTRAM KALISCH, NEWS EDITOR, PATHE NEWSREEL AND HEARST METROTONE NEWSREEL TALKS TO CAMERA ABOUT
COMPETITION BETWEEN COMPANIES. |
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AERIAL VIEW CHARLES LINDBERGH'S ESTATE, LINDBERGH AND WIFE. BRUNO HAUPTMANN IN COURT. INVESTIGATORS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS OUTSIDE HOUSE, CRIB, LADDER BY WINDOW, CU FOOTPRINT.
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INVESTIGATORS CONDUCTING SEARCH, CU RANSOM NOTE. MAN LOOKS IN CEMETERY. WANTED-REWARD MISSING CHILD POSTERS.
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KALISCH IN MUSEUM TALKS TO CAMERA. FOOTAGE OF LINDBERGH BABY, MOTHER PUSHING BABY CARRIAGE
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CAR AT 1920s GAS STATION. HAUPTMANN. CROWDS AT ESTATE.
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HAUPTMANN BEING LED OUT OF COURTROOM-PRISON.
PHOTOGRAPHERS SNAP PHOTOS, AERIAL SHOT OF COURTHOUSE, CROWDS OUTSIDE, REPORTERS |
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PEOPLE SIT DOWN IN COURTROOM, JUDGE BANGS GAVEL.
HAUPTMANN ON THE STAND BEING QUESTIONED. COURT STENOGRAPHER IS VISIBLE. |
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CROWD OF PEOPLE IN COURTROOM. HAUPTMANN. KALISCH SPEAKS.
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HAUPTMANN. ELECTRIC CHAIR. HAUPTMANN BEING QUESTIONED ON STAND.
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WOMAN WRINGS HANDS AT TYPEWRITER. MAN ON THE STREET PUBLIC REACTIONS TO VERDICT. IRISH MAN, BLACK MEN, WOMEN
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AERIAL VIEW OF PRISON. INTERIOR SAME. JAIL CELL.
REPORTERS, ON PHONE, ETC. |
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PRISON OFFICIAL. WARDEN? MAKING STATEMENT TO PRESS ABOUT HAUPTMANN'S EXECUTION.
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HERLIHY SPEAKS ABOUT TRAGEDIES, JFK ASSASSINATION.
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HARRY VON ZELL, THE VOICE OF PATHE NEWSREEL SPEAKS TO CAMERA ABOUT HINDENBURG DISASTER
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FOOTAGE OF HINDENBURG FLYING OVER NEW YORK CITY.
CREW PILOTING AIRSHIP. PEOPLE ON BOARD, PLAYING PIANO |
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ZEPPELIN FLYING OVER NEW JERSEY. LITTLE GIRL ON BOARD.
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FOOTAGE OF HINDENBURG CRASH AND BURN WITH NBC RADIO ANNOUNCER HERB MORRISON'S DESCRIPTION
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CU VON ZELL SPEAKS TO CAMERA ABOUT FOOTAGE OF DISASTER AND HIS NARRATION FOR IT
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CU HERLIHY. CAMERA MAN OF NEWSREELS SPEAKS
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WACKY OLD NEWSREEL FOOTAGE. CHASE SCENE.
SUBMARINE SURFACING. BICYCLE RIDER ON TIGHTROPE. CAMERA MEN FILMING ON TIGHTROPE. |
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GLIDER LANDING, CRASHING INTO CAMERA ON TRI-POD
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TITLE OF NEWSREEL OF BESS TRUMAN CHRISTENING AIRPLANES. FOOTAGE OF SAME.
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SHE HITS NOSE OF PLANE REPEATEDLY, BUT BOTTLE WON'T BREAK. MILITARY OFFICER GIVES IT A TRY.
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SHE TRIES IT AGAIN, MAN HIDING UNDER PLANE HITS BOTTLE WITH A HAMMER, FINALLY BREAKING IT.
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CREDITS
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