Tallest Man 1950

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26 year old Ted Evans - the tallest man in the world at 9 feet 3 1/2 inches.

London.

C/U of Ted's big hand shaking a woman's hand. Various shots of the two together, she looks up at him as they chat. M/S as Ted leans over garden fence and shakes hands with man leaning out of his window....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45191
Sort Number:
NP 324
Time in/Out:
01:17:07:00 / 01:18:04:00
Canister:
NP 324
Film ID:
1381.10
Issue Date:
27/11/1950

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