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Well, it is a leap year. Stunt artist Allison Reid (inset) took a dive from the seventh floor of a building at 110 Spadina Ave. yesterday for a scene (...)
Well, it is a leap year. Stunt artist Allison Reid (inset) took a dive from the seventh floor of a building at 110 Spadina Ave. yesterday for a scene (...)

Well, it is a leap year. Stunt artist Allison Reid (inset) took a dive from the seventh floor of a building at 110 Spadina Ave. yesterday for a scene (...)

Date2/28/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Well, it is a leap year. Stunt artist Allison Reid (inset) took a dive from the seventh floor of a building at 110 Spadina Ave. yesterday for a scene in the comedy-thriller movie The Ladykillers that's filming in Metro.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075815F
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