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"The Poverty of Riches" Production Still
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The director (Reginald Barker, seated wearing knickers and over-the-calf socks), cameraman cranking a Bell & Howell model 2709 (most probably Percy Hilburn), and other crew members watch as a scene is being shot outdoors.
1921
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
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