Well, I have me bad days and me better days, but it looks like a limp to me, 
especially visible as he corners the far end of the house in profile.

It's Jean on the left and Clara in the middle. That's not Ashcroft who 
brings Clara her hat, nor Ossip, but likely a servant and there are several 
candidates for that honor.

Kevin
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Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 6:27 PM
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Subject: Re: Twain film redux

Kevin, you're certainly right about the wind. Those trees in the background
look like props from news footage of a hurricane making landfall. But I'm
not sure about the limp. If it's there, it's very slight -- and might that
just be a normal state of affairs from someone in his 70s?

The little explanation at the beginning says the two women in the film are
believed to be Jean and Clara. But didn't someone here confirm a while back
that it's Jean and Isabel Lyon? I seem to recall that, anyway. And the man
who appears briefly -- is that Ashcroft?

-- Bob G.