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... closeup of the dead policeman's face , after he has fallen down some stairs ) is always printed upside down , and retains its hypnotic power , even though a mandolin seems to be suspended from the ceiling rather than propped up on the ...
... closeup of the dead policeman's face , after he has fallen down some stairs ) is always printed upside down , and retains its hypnotic power , even though a mandolin seems to be suspended from the ceiling rather than propped up on the ...
Page 172
... closeups , and to surround her with veteran actors . Curiously though , Republic didn't try to ease the acting load off her ... closeup . It was a rough chore to throw at her , and it is not to be wondered that one of the master scene ...
... closeups , and to surround her with veteran actors . Curiously though , Republic didn't try to ease the acting load off her ... closeup . It was a rough chore to throw at her , and it is not to be wondered that one of the master scene ...
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... closeup clinical de- tails of a spinal tap operation with blood surging into the camera , or again , creating with trickery but conviction the spectacle of the child vomiting green bile . It would have been much harder to manipulate the ...
... closeup clinical de- tails of a spinal tap operation with blood surging into the camera , or again , creating with trickery but conviction the spectacle of the child vomiting green bile . It would have been much harder to manipulate the ...
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