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Topical Budget 278-2: New War Game (1916)
 

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Title: "OFFICIAL BELGIAN FILM. NEW WAR GAME. A favourite pastime of the Belgian soldiers. Two men are strapped together and endeavour to use one anothers hands, resulting in a real mix up".

Single shot of man with comically shortened legs and odd arms makes faces at the camera in front of a group of laughing soldiers. The man hidden behind reveals his arms to be the arms shown, the man in front's arms being the 'legs'