Sirdani The Indestructible! 1934

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Titles read: "NOW Pathe Pictorial has pleasure in presenting - SIRDANI THE INDESTRUCTIBLE!"

Pathe Studio, London.

Various shots of 'indestructible' man Sirdani doing some horrible things to his body. He is dressed in a kind of pseudo-Egyptian outfit consisting of a head-dress and robe....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51987
Sort Number:
PSP 862
Time in/Out:
01:20:22:00 / 01:22:05:00
Canister:
PSP 862
Film ID:
1634.11
Issue Date:
11/10/1934

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