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STRONG KID aka STRONG BABY

Strong Kid AKA Strong Baby (1941)

A three year old boy shows his strength by lifting a sack, vacuum...

ACROBATS

Acrobats (1938)

Les Silver acrobats doing tricks.

NICHOLAS NAIL

Nicholas Nail (1939)

Strong man Nicholas Zeff bangs a large nail into wood with a hand and takes it out...

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1944)

Strong man Korosenko demonstrates his strength by bending iron bars etc.

TOY TESTING

Toy Testing (1952)

Kids test the strength of toys in Erith, Kent.

SWISS WRESTLERS

Swiss Wrestlers (1932)

Wrestling competition in Switzerland.

WHAT A NECK

What A Neck (1935)

Stuntman Saxon Brown demonstrates how tough his neck really is.

 

 

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

THE TOUGHEST MAN WE KNOW!

The Toughest Man We Know! (1936)

Strongman The Great Challard tears a telephone directory in half and...

HOW TO GET A GOOD GRIP ON THINGS

How To Get A Good Grip On Things (1932)

World's strongest man Saxson Brown demonstrates how to...

HELENA TRIO

Helena Trio (1936)

Three glamorous women acrobats perform balancing and contortion act to music.

NICHOLAS ZEFF HORSESHOE

Nicholas Zeff Horseshoe (1939)

A strong man breaks a horseshoe with bare hands.

NICHOLAS PLANK

Nicholas Plank (1939)

A plank is placed on strong man Nicholas Zeff's stomach and seven men sat on it -...

STRONG MAN issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Strong Man Issue Title Is Out And About (1939)

Strong man Wilfrid Briton doing various stunts to...

CHILD WEIGHT LIFTER aka CHILD WEIGHTLIFTER

Child Weight Lifter AKA Child Weightlifter (1949)

Billy Stevens, aged 7, lifts dumbbells that weigh...

HARLEM TABLE EATERS

Harlem Table Eaters (1952)

Lockjaw Jackson of the Harlem Blackbirds lifts tables with his teeth. London.

SPORTS DAY AT NAVAL DEPOT - CRYSTAL PALACE

Sports Day At Naval Depot - Crystal Palace (1916)

Sailors at Royal Navy depot have fun sports day. ...

OXFORD CREW - PUTNEY

Oxford Crew - Putney (1920-1929)

Good footage of Oxford rowing crew practising on River Thames.

THE TWO EDDIES

The Two Eddies (1940)

Small Eddie does lots of balances on large Eddie's head while they play...

STAGE STARS OFF STAGE - GEO. CLARKE AND TINY MITE

Stage Stars Off Stage - Geo. Clarke And Tiny Mite (1926)

A man dances with a young girl as they...

INCH - BY - INCH

Inch - By - Inch (1939)

Weightlifter Tom Inch demonstrates his strength.

SUPER BOY

Super Boy (1933)

8 year old boy does strongman stuff including balancing a motorcycle on his knees!

GREAT CHALLARD AND SON issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Great Challard And Son Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Champion steel bender, The Great...

SAXON BROWN issue title is TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Saxon Brown Issue Title Is Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Saxon Brown, reputedly strongest man in...

NICHOLAS STRONG MAN - CARDS

Nicholas Strong Man - Cards (1939)

Strong man Nicholas Zeff tears a deck of cards with his teeth.

NEW ZEALAND STRONG MAN

New Zealand Strong Man (1940)

New Zealand strong man Harold Cleghorn impresses the girls with his body...

STRONG WOMAN aka JOSIE TERENA

Strong Woman AKA Josie Terena (1941)

19 year old strong woman Josie Terena can bend metal bars and...

WALKING ON WATER

Walking On Water (1951)

Footage of the champion water walker in action on the River Thames London.

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1954)

Strong man Michael Sugrue show eating habits and demonstrates his strength.

STRONG GIRL

Strong Girl (1953)

Alice Penfold tears telephone directories in half and lifts weights with her pigtails.

 WOMEN THROW ROLLING PINS AT DUMMY

Women Throw Rolling Pins At Dummy (1920-1929)

Bizarre game - throwing rolling pins at an effigy of a...

CLAN GATHERING

Clan Gathering (1956)

A gathering of the Cameron Clan with highland dancing and pipe bands.

A MIGHTY MAN IS HE!

A Mighty Man Is He! (1928)

Mr Price is an extremely strong blacksmith - shown at work and displaying his...

ROAD THROWS!

Road Throws! (1935)

A petite woman is thrown over the traffic on a busy road by two muscle men.

STUNT SCHOOL

Stunt School (1946)

Good footage of stunts being performed at at stunt training school.

STACATRUC

Stacatruc (1948)

Handy Stacatruc lifts parked cars out of their spaces when they are stuck.

"Terpsichore" (1930)

"Treat 'em rough" dancing from Xenia and Aston - a sequence full of passion and...

"Butting In" (1932)

Naunton Wayne gets involved in a boxing match with some chorus girls.

OUT OF THE BOTTLE

Out Of The Bottle (1932)

Extracts from a stage show starring Frances Day and Jack Leopold - song and...