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How movie magic is keeping disappeared townscapes alive

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Published Oct 28, 2020

Last updated Oct 28, 2020

This picture was taken during the filming of Gone To Earth in Much Wenlock in 1949. The photo came from Judy Garrett, who was an extra, and whose father Jim Bradford, on the left in profile and wearing a cap, was also an extra.

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