The Elastic Dancer 1933

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"Meet a gentleman with no bones to speak of - but a lot of movement." M/S of an india rubber dancer moving his feet at top speed. He does some crazy dancing, making it appear that he is double jointed or made of rubber. He bounces up and down on his knees (ouch!) We see this in slow motion. He wears...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
17577
Sort Number:
EP 255
Time in/Out:
01:07:37:00 / 01:10:13:00
Canister:
EP 255
Film ID:
974.04
Issue Date:
09/02/1933

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