Balance - A "Wheely" Episode By Paige And… 1933

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Paige and Jewett. "If you were suddenly placed on a saddle six feet above a wobbly sort of wheel - would you try this?" M/S of man balanced on a very tall unicycle. He wears jodhpurs, a jacket and flat cap. He moves around the Pathe Studio pretending to be out of control of his unicycle. He grabs onto...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17731
Sort Number:
EP 274
Time in/Out:
01:57:02:00 / 02:00:03:00
Canister:
EP 274
Film ID:
984.27
Issue Date:
30/11/1933

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