Succession(1932)
Produced especially for Catholic circles and with the aim of helping the great cause of priestly recruitment. It is a drama which seeks to defend an idea, but a drama which moves, which interests, which impassions.
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Produced especially for Catholic circles and with the aim of helping the great cause of priestly recruitment. It is a drama which seeks to defend an idea, but a drama which moves, which interests, which impassions.
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1932-08-04
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