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A Real Hair Raising Affair 1926
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Chief White Eagle - the man with the world's strongest head of hair has his hair tied to a piece of rope. Two men standing on oil drums with a pole between them lift Chief White Eagle off the ground by his hair. C/U of the Chief as he dangles from the pole by his hair. The Chief jumps on to the wing...
moreData
- Cataloguer:
- Jenny
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 14494
- Sort Number:
- EP 031
- Time in/Out:
- 01:42:43:00 / 01:44:44:00
- Canister:
- EP 031
- Film ID:
- 834.20
- Issue Date:
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