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Mystery Mansion (Collyer Brothers)

Reel Number: 221295-16

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1947

Country: USA

Location: New York City,NYC

TC Begins: 03:55:00

TC Ends: 03:56:46

Duration: 00:01:46

Mystery Mansion Large crowd outside New York City brownstones, 5th Ave & 128th St., scene of Homer & Langley Collyer, the Collyer Brothers. High angle shot of dug up street, people w/ umbrellas standing on sidewalk & stairs. Police prying off boards over windows. 03:55:14 Still photographs of 03:55:24 Man poking head out of small manhole w/ people around. Man holds cat. Photographs of inside of house filled w/ boxes & bundles. Moving pictures of man explaining to policeman, partially collapsed box above. Walls of book shelves. View from outside looking into room w/ workman knocking open window; room is filled w/ things. Men on roof lifting things out. Bicycle & dress form thrown down from roof; men below look & point. 03:56:30 CU 21Oct05 Literary Digest, newspapers, Packrats; Hermits; Recluses; Compulsive Hoarding; Saving;

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