Strong Man Issue Title Is Out And About 1939

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Part of OUT AND ABOUT issue.

Pathe Studios, London.

Various shots of strong man Wilfred Briton doing various stunts to display his strength. He crushes clay pipes with his fingers, he lifts two girls in yoke with his teeth and he balances a piano and a pianist on a board on his chest....

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42674
Sort Number:
NSP 172
Time in/Out:
01:11:45:00 / 01:13:12:00
Canister:
NSP 172
Film ID:
1276.08
Issue Date:
13/07/1939

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