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Our Friends the Bankleys
Blaming the machine for the economic ills of the world, Joe took Mae and the kids out to struggle with nature
March
1
1940
LOUIS PAUL
Our Friends the Bankleys
LOUIS PAUL
March
1
1940
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SATIRE
Our Friends the Bankleys
Blaming the machine for the economic ills of the world, Joe took Mae and the kids out to struggle with nature
March
1
1940
LOUIS PAUL
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