Kevin, I've looked at this footage many time and I agree that it looks as
if he has a slight limp coming around the corner but then it seems to clear
up as he appears in front of the house. As Bob said, this could be due to
his age.  You can see at the beginning that his right hip seems to be a bit
higher than his left.

As a person who actually knew Clara when I was a child, I don't believe
that is Clara on the left. And that is certainly not her in the middle.
That woman has a widow's peak, which Clara didn't have. Clara had a strong
face and, in my memory was not given to girlish gestures like touching or
smoothing back her hair.  That could be a difference in age but this just
does not look like Clara to me.

Regards,
Susan Bailey

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 8:43 PM, Kevin Mac Donnell <
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> 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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>
> 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.
>



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