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Left hands, red hair, and crime

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Description Describes the folklore connected with crime. Uses vignettes to show the absurdity of such superstitions as handedness, hair Coloring, scars, blemishes, deformities, and glandular problems as causes of criminality. Points out that an indirect relationship may exist between physical characteristics and crime. (KQED) Kinescope.

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