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So Clever Are German Spies in Their Disguises... (1914)

Nuns at bayonet point... almost. It was often the case with newsreel items that it took longer to read the title than it did to see the film. The title writers would use every possible means to att...  
 
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Garramedia (1 week ago) Show Hide
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So. The cameraman said "Cut", stopped cranking the camera, moved it further back, focused, shouted "action!", everybody moved and continued the filming....
Hmmmmm!!!
brutuscassius1 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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I tried to post this before and it failed: the men are actually Belgian, as the distinctive 'top hat' headgear and caps with tassles on them suggest. You can find images of the top hat online. The Belgians later opted for a French style metal helmet.
flyhead2 (7 months ago) Show Hide
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Who could possibly pass over the chance of frisking a nun? It's been my burning ambition since I was 14......
applecounty (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Ah! So you were educated by them as well were you!
nogginthefroggin (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Captain Mainwaring would have just ignored them, lol.
applecounty (3 months ago) Show Hide
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And probably would have let in the entire German army for doing so.
nogginthefroggin (3 months ago) Show Hide
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hopefully not, he had enough trouble with a single U boat crew :o)
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The info panel talks of exploiting prejudices prevalent in both W/wars, and a tad sniffy to boot. One has to remember we are viewing this from 2009 and not 1914 or 1939. Interesting film all the same. Makes me wonder if it was intended to be part of a larger presentation.
impbr (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle surely.
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PMSL kudos

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