Charming Ceylon (1930) - James A. FitzPatrick

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Movie: Charming Ceylon

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James A. FitzPatrick

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This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to the island nation when it was still a British crown colony and the name Sri Lanka was 40 years in the future.
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1930-11-25
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Documentary
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sri lanka travelogue ceylon

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Charming Ceylon(1930)

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